Regimental number | 395 |
Place of birth | Gulgong, New South Wales |
School | Gulgong Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs E Watt, Main Street, Gulgong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 165 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Watt, c/o Mrs E Watt, Main Street, Gulgong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave 7), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
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: 3686 Pte Frederick John WATT, 18th Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1917; 1121 Pte Archibald James WATT, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, deceased, 23 December 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name entered on Embarkation Roll as Norman. |