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John Mitchell WATTS

Regimental number621
Date of birth15 July 1862
Place of birthBurra, South Australia
SchoolHandorf College, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSalop Street, Kensington, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation48
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elvira Louise Hermine Watts, Salop Street, Kensington, South Australia
Enlistment date15 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/2/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on 12 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Remount Unit
FateReturned to Australia 29 April 1916
Family/military connectionsSons: 8439 Driver Norman Alfred WATTS, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 21 July 1917; Pte Sydney E WATTS, 27th Bn, returned to Australia.
Other detailsWar service: Egypt

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