Regimental number | 1947 |
Place of birth | Quorn South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Iron Knob, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas William Watson, Iron Knob, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Deceased |
Place of burial | Kanatta Cemetery (Plot I, Row 2, Grave 9), Colombo, Ceylon |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2651 Pte Thomas Richard WATSON, 1st Machine Gun Squadron, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919. |
Other details |
Died en route to Western Front Medal: British War Medal |