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WATT, Donald Washington
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 684 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia , 1893 |
| Home Town: | Nhill, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 February 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 684, 10th Machine Gun Company, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 684, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 684, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 10 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 684, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 684 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-02-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Donald Grant and Emily Watt, St Andrew, New Zealand
Private Donald Washington Watt, another grandson of Mrs. Barwick, is reported wounded and missing as the result of a bayonet charge.
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