Regimental number | 742 |
Place of birth | Hobart Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Timber getter |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence Watson, Virginia, Crows Nest via Toowoomba, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John W and Mary G WATSON. |
Family/military connections | Sons: 92 Pte Alfred WATSON, 15th Bn, killed in action 4 July 1918; 3454 Pte Alexander Norman WATSON, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Died of influenza, 8th Stationary Hospital, France. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |