Regimental number | 7326 |
Place of birth | Mullumbimby, New South Wales |
School | State School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Canungra, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Watterson, Canungra via Logan Village, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot IX, Row B, Grave 16), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 78 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Thomas Allan WATTERSON |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2045 Pte Allie Thomas WATTERSON, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 8 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 12 April 1917, and marched in to 4th Training Bn, Codford. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917; taken on strength, 15th Bn, in the field, 4 August 1917. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATTERSON Percy Gordon |