The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Trooper Frederick Watson |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Frederick Wentworth Watson
Ancestor's date of birth: 16/12/1872
Ancestor's date of death: 21/12/1949
Cause of Death: Died 'suddenly'
Service and Life Before the Boer War: Bushman
Service Number: 249
Colony or State of enlistment: TAS, Place of Enlistment: Hobart
Unit: 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: 15/03/1901
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service.
Murray Page: 565
Contingent: Fourth Tasmanian.
Ship: Chicago, Date of Sailing: 27/03/1901
Memorial details: Detail not provided.
Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony, SA 1901 and SA 1902 clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Pleasant nature; patient, kind.
Reasons to go and fight: Not sure
Details of service in war: May 1901 - May 1902 in Cape Colony.
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia 5 August 1901 on the Britannic. Worked for the Hydro on the west coast of Tasmania.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Reginald Andrew Wentworth Watson, Bowen Park. TAS
Relationship to Ancestor: grandson
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