Regimental number | 3050 |
Place of birth | Tamworth, New South Wales |
School | Moor Creek Public School, New South Wales |
Other training | A six week course for farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 'Keepit', via Manilla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Watts, 'Keepit', via Manilla, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2050 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | 750 yds NW of Foucaucourt-Amiens/Peronne Rd France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Assevillers New British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Josiah and Alice WATTS. |
Family/military connections | Step-brother, Sergeant W R FISHER, 1st Battalion, who was awarded the Military Medal 23 August 1918 at Proyart and who Returned to Australia in August 1919 per SS 'Boorara'. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |