Regimental number | 1916 |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Norwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 1.5" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Edith Emily Watson, Arrah Park, via Temora, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for military service due to height and chest measurements) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave 17), Surrey, England. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Edith Emily WATSON. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 12 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 30 September 1916, and marched into 11th Training Bn the same day. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 October 1916. Proceeded to unit, 11 November 1916; taken on strength of 43rd Bn, in the field, 12 November 1916. Admitted to No 9 Field Ambulance, 1 April 1917 (influenza); discharged, 3 April 1917, and rejoined unit the same day. Admitted to No 9 Field Ambulance, 22 July 1917 (pyrexia); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 24 July 1917; to Rest Camp, 29 July 1917; rejoined unit, 1 August 1917. Wounded in action, 10 October 1917; admitted to No 11 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 11 October 1917 (gunshot wound, left leg); transferred to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 11 October 1917; to No 33 Ambulance Train, 12 October 1917; to No 22 General Hospital, Camiers, 12 October 1917; to England, 21 October 1917; to Central Hospital, Chatham, 22 October 1917; discharged to furlough, 27 November 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 12 December 1917. Marched in Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 20 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 January 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Rouelles, 11 January 1918. Proceeded to unit, 13 January 1918; rejoined 43rd Bn, 16 January 1918. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 26 May 1918, and admitted to No 49 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gassed); discharged, 4 June 1918; rejoined unit, 5 June 1918. Wounded in action, 26 August 1918 (3rd occasion), 26 August 1918; admitted to No 55 Field Ambulance, 26 August 1918, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gunshot wound, left arm); to No 5 General Hospital, 28 August 1918; to England, 31 August 1918; to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, 1 September 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 16 October 1918. Died, No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 23 October 1918 (asthma, and pneumonia). Buried, Brookwood Cemetery, 26 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATSON Herbert Bryce |