Regimental number | 47 |
Place of birth | Crystal Brook, South Australia |
School | Crystal Brook Public School; Gladstone and Port Pirie High Schools |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Waterworks Office, Crystal Brook, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.2 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lilly Priscilla Watson, Woodlyn Avenue, off Commercial Road, Unley, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 25th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board TRANSPORT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave 27), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin Martin and Lily Priscilla WATSON. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATSON Douglas Linly Roy |