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Abe Watson

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Abe Watson
Personal information
Full name Albert Victor Watson
Date of birth (1871-06-11)11 June 1871
Place of birth Casterton, Victoria
Date of death 29 November 1932(1932-11-29) (aged 61)
Place of death Fremantle, Western Australia
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1898 Essendon 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Albert Victor 'Abe' Watson (11 June 1871 – 29 November 1932) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He joined the 51st Battalion during World War I and was captured as a prisoner of war during the Battle of Mouquet Farm.[1]

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  1. ^ "Watson Albert Victor War Records". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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