Regimental number | 14404 |
Place of birth | Swansea, South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Soldier |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Louisa Watson, Cornwall, England |
Previous military service | Served for 19 months in Scottish Horse, South Africa; unit disbanded; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of eyesight. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps, 1st Anzac Mounted Division, 10th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT 'Port Sydney' on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Mounted Division Train |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 9 May 1917; disembarked Suez, 20 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 10 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 17 august 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 17 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATSON Robert Morley |