Regimental number | 2899 |
Place of birth | Lurgan, Co Armagh, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plumber |
Address | 277 Boundary Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 3.75" |
Weight | 124 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Watson, 35 Union Street, Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2899A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 9th Bn, Zeitoun, Egypt, 27 February 1916. Embarked, Alexandria, to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916; Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station (lumbago), 8 June 1916; to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 18 June 1916; to England from Boulogne, 20 June 1916; admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield; discharged, 20 July 1916; taken on strength of Weymouth Command Depot, 5 August 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board New Zealand Hospital Ship 'Marama' from Southampton for discharge (shell shock), 20 July 1916; discharged (medically unfit: shell shock), Brisbane, 8 November 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATSON Arthur |