Regimental number | 2478 |
Place of birth | 13 Bayswater Street, Kensington, Victoria |
School | Kensington State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | 267 Queensberry Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Watson, 267 Queensberry Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Donald Rangers |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Montbrehain, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row T, Grave 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 103 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William E and Margaret WATSON |
Family/military connections | Brother: George Godfery WATSON, killed in action 4 October 1917 at Ypres, Belgium |