Regimental number | 1362 |
Place of birth | Littlehampton, South Australia |
School | Mount Barker and Littlehampton Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20.6 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Francis Watts, Littlehampton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in Citizen Military Forces, Mount Barker, South Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Place of burial | Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row N, Grave 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 81 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Luke T and Frances WATTS |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6664 Pte Luke Theophilus John WATTS, Australian Corps Work Party, returned to Australia, 13 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 2 May 1915 (bullet wound, back). Reported missing in action, 11 April 1917; subsequently reported killed in action, 11 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATTS Norman Roy |