| [Index] |
| Alex WATSON (1893 - 1916) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| Alex WATSON (1893 - 1916) | Kirby WATSON (1866 - 1943) | |||
| Mary Ann HARVEY (1866 - ) | Ezra HARVEY (1836 - 1915) | William HARVEY | ||
| Jane HARRIS | ||||
| Mary Ann LANGDON (1835 - 1884) | James LANGDON | |||
| Sarah THORNE |
| b. abt Jul 1893 at Boonah, Queensland, Australia |
| d. 30 Jun 1916 at France aged 22 |
| Parents: |
| Kirby WATSON (1866 - 1943) |
| Mary Ann HARVEY (1866 - ) |
| Events in Alex WATSON (1893 - 1916)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt Jul 1893 | Alex WATSON was born | Boonah, Queensland, Australia | 1893/C4500 | ||
| 26 Aug 1914 | 21 | Enlist AIF | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 9th Batt; num 245 | |
| 02 Mar 1915 | 21 | Military Service | Gallipoli Peninsula | ||
| 04 May 1915 | 21 | Returned to Australia | Venereal | ||
| 22 Jun 1915 | 21 | Enlist AIF | Seymour, Victoria, Australia | ||
| 30 Jun 1916 | 22 | Alex WATSON died | France | ||
| 30 Jun 1916 | 22 | Killed in Action | France | Note 1 | |
| 30 Jun 1916 | 22 | Burial | Armentieres, France | Note 2 | |
| Note 1: Took part in a raid on the enemy's trenches on the night of 29-30/6/16 |
| Note 2: Ration Farm Cemetery near Bois Grenier 1 1/2 miles south of Armentieres |
| Personal Notes: |
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Alex Watson
Rank Private [Pte] Service Number 1593 Unit 24th Bn Australian Inf Service Army Conflict 1914-1918 Date of Death 30 June 1916 Cause of Death Killed in action Cemetery or Memorial Details FRANCE 82 Ration Farm Military Cemetery La Chapelle d'Armentieres Place Of Enlistment Boonah, QLD War Grave Register Notes WATSON, Pte. Alex, 1593. 24th Bn. Australian Inf. Killed in action 30th June, 1916. Age 22. Son of Kirby and Mary Watson, of Cotswold, Queensland. I. I. 10. Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army |