Regimental number | 1 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
School | High School, Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Rev I L Watson, Ardee, Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served for 7 years in the 9th Lancers, British Army; served in the South African War. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant Major |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Brigade, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/4/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board TRANSPORT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 38 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery (Row C, Grave 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked, Sydney, 12 June 1915; proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Peninsula, 19 October 1915; transferred to 3rd Brigade Headquarters from 4th Light Horse, 25 October 1915; disembarked, Alexandria, Egypt, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance (influenza), Serapeum, 27 January 1916; discharged, 1 March 1916; rejoined unit, Habieta, 3 March 1916. Found guilty, 3 March 1916, of (1) being drunk, 25 February 1916; (2) breaking arrest from Hospital, Cairo, 26 February 1916; (3) whilst under arrest escaping Canal Zone, 2 March 1916: reduced to the rank of Private. Transferred to and taken on strength of 10th Bn, Serapeum, 13 March 1916; taken on strength of 50th Bn from 10th Bn, 2 April 1916; transferred to 14th Australian Infantry Training Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 24 May 1916; embarked, Alexandria, 6 June 1916; disembarked, Plymouth, England, 16 June 1916. Admitted to Bulford Military Hospital (venereal disease), 19 October 1916; discharged to duty, 27 October 1916, total period of treatment for venereal disease: 9 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 December 1916; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 15 December 1916; marched out to unit, 17 December 1916; retaken on strength of 50th Bn, in the Field, 19 February 1916. Killed in action, France, 2 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATSON William Gilroy |