| Regimental number | 2225 |
| Date of birth | 5 March 1889 |
| Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Pearson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lucille Daisy Watson, Pearson Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 5 October 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 9 March 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 28 March 1919 |
| Discharge date | 28 March 1919 |
| Other details | Son of Benjamin Sherwood Watson and Minnie Fusch. Married Lucille Daisy McDonald on 25 June 1912 at the Methodist Parsonage in Bairnsdale, Victoria. They had six children, three boys and three girls. |
| Date of death | 10 January 1988 |
| Place of burial | Springdale Crematorium |