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Robert Tamar WATT

Regimental number6657
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrical engineer
Address65 Smith Street, North Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.6
Height5' 4"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs 1 Watt, 65 Smith Street, North Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 October 1915
Place of enlistmentBroadmeadows, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 30 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date25 June 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 30 January 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, 21 March 1918, for onward travel to Tasmania; discharged (wounded: right arm amputated), Hobart, 25 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 August 1957
Age at death60
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WATT Robert Tamar

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