Joshua Henry WATSON

Regimental number7066
Date of birth19 February 1897
Place of birthEulo, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
AddressEulo, West Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.7
Height5' 7"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Mrs E E Watson, Gowrie Road, Toowoomba, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the School Cadets; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of deficient eyesight.
Enlistment date21 September 1916
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 August 1917
Discharge date28 November 1917
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to Australia on board NZ HS 82, 27 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit: defective vision; valvular disorder of the heart; debility), Brisbane, 28 November 1917.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WATSON Joshua Henry