Regimental number | 1121 |
Place of birth | Gulgong, New South Wales |
School | Gulgong Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Home Hill, Lower Burdekin River, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Watt, Gulgong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia, Mudros. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | East Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave 155), Lemnos, Greece |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Gulgong Cemetery, New South Wales. Inscription reads: 'Died for their country'. Parents: Espie (d. 28 November 1907, aged 72; bu. Gulgong Cemetery) and Jane WATT (d. 27 May 1937, aged 90; bu. Gulgong Cemetery) |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 395 Pte Walter Thomas WATT, 7th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 30 September 1915; 3686 Pte Frederick John WATT, 18th Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |