Regimental number | 64547 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Ernest Charles Watson, Alma, Houston Street, Quarry Hill, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 6 years in Senior Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th General Service Reinforcements, Victoria (Egypt) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Sydney, 14 September 1918; disembarked Suez, 19 October 1918. Taken on strength, 15th Light Horse Regiment, in the field, 7 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Dongala', 24 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 28 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 9 September 1919. Medal: British War Medal, |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WATSON George Charles |