A. E. WATCHMAN, 16 August 1916
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Alfred Ernest Watchman
Born:
1891
Died:
17 Av 5676 (16 August 1916)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
WAT5527
Gender:
Male
Birth
Date of birth:
1891
Place of birth:
Coromandel Valley, South Australia
Death
Date of death:
17 Av 5676 (16 August 1916)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Mouquet Farm, Somme
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Alfred
Places
Schools
Name:
Coromandel Valley Primary School
Family
Siblings
Frederick Watchman (male)
Stephen Watchman (male)
Ellen Watchman (female)
Robert George Watchman (male)
Walter Stanley Watchman (male)
Ivy May Watchman (female)
Alma Pearl Watchman (female)
Parents
Father: Isaac Watchman (male)
Mother: Elizabeth Watchman (female)
Family photo - Alfred is circled
Military Record
Military service:
Australian Military
Military record no.:
3923
Date enlisted/conscripted:
13 September 1915
Date discharged/death:
16 August 1916
Rank at discharge/death:
Private
Assignments
Regiment:
Australian Infantry Forces
Battalion/unit:
50th Battalion
Campaigns:
Gallipoli
Somme
Somme
Attestation
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Private
Date of Death:
16 August 1916
Age:
25 years old
Regiment / service:
Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 50th Bn.
Cemetery:
Villers-bretonneux Memorial, France
Grave reference:
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
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