Regimental number | 426 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Terara (or Shoalhaven), New South Wales |
Place of birth | Terara, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Selwin PO, Selwin, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Charles John Boden Watson, General Recruiting Office, Challis House, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Cloncurry, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 13, Reinforcement 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Eliza WATSON. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War Service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 5 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 7 March 1919, for disembarkation and onward travel to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 5 May 1920. Medal: British War Medal Married Zara Mildred SANDERS, 13 March 1920. Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 50 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATSON George Joseph |