Albert Victor 'Abe' Watson (11 June 1871 – 29 November 1932) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
He joined the
51st Battalion during World War I and was captured as a
prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold prisoners of ...
during the
Battle of Mouquet Farm
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Essendon Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
1871 births
1932 deaths
Australian military personnel of World War I
Australian prisoners of war
Australian Army soldiers
Military personnel from Victoria (state)
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