Regimental number | 20112 |
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | 11 Buckley Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 121 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Watt, 11 Buckley Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 6 years in 23rd Battery, Australian Field Artillery; discharged at own request. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 32 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Listed on Essendon Baptist Church Roll of Honor ('For King and Empire'), Victoria. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria. |
Medals |
Military Medal 'At PLOEGSTEERT on the night of 4th/5th June, 1917, the Battery position and Group Exchange were subjected to very heavy shell fire and the positions had to be temporarily evacuated. Corporal WATT on his own initiative laid a fresh line to the Group Exchange by himself for a period of 7 hours and thus maintained communication with all five Batteries...unable to read last line.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 14 May 1918. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATT Edward James |