Regimental number | 3946 |
Place of birth | Lamlash Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Leather dresser |
Address | Karilpa Street, West End, Brisabane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Janet Watson, Ivy Bank, Lanbagh, Isle of Man |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Anzac Cyclists' Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt William McLaren Watson on NR |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIIIa, Row AA, Grave 10), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Archibald and Barbara WATSON. |