Robert Stobo WATSON

Regimental number26754
Place of birthEssendon Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressRiddle Parade, Elsternwick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs J S Watson, 17 Riddle Parade, Elsternwick, Victoria
Enlistment date2 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit name23rd Howitzer Brigade, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/133/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 14 August 1918
Place of burialCaix Communal Cemetery (Grave 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Stobo and Jessie Stobo WATSON.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal