Participant Info

Given Name

Leslie John

Family Name

Watson

Service Number

5697

Place of Birth

Bairnsdale VIC

Occupation

Farmer

Place of Enlistment

Sale VIC

Next of Kin

Address on Enlistment

Arthurton, McCulloch Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria

Unit on Embarkation

23rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement

Age at Embarkation

35

Embarkation Vessel

HMAT A9 Shropshire, Melbourne VIC on 25 September 1916

Rank on Enlistment

Private

Unit at Discharge

Rank at Death/Discharge

Private

Date of Return

Place of death or wounding

Date of Death

3/05/1917

Fate

KIA

Place of burial/memorial

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Link to record

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