WATT W.W.

WATT W.W.

Given Names: Walter William

Service Number: 3434

Unit: 5th Battalion, 11th reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number: 87284

Age: 20 Yrs 4 Mths

Occupation: Clerk

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Congregational

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 10 In

Weight: 149 Lbs

Chest: 34-36 In

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Grey

Complexion: Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 15/7/1915

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: FATHER David William Watt

39 Normanby Road, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 11/10/1915

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: City of Poona

Embarked: 28/3/1919

Disembarked: 14/5/1919

Unit: 5th Battalion

Rank: Corporal

Discharge Date: 17/8/1919

Place: Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: 1784

British War Medal: 21179

Victory Medal: 21047

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1895

Place: Kew, Victoria

Father: David William WATT

Mother: Frances AMERY

MARRIAGE

Year: 1923

Place:

Spouse: Vera Isobel HEWITSON

DEATH

Date or Year: 2/9/1983

Place: Canterbury, Victoria

Burial: Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 25/7/1916; shrapnel wound, right leg

Wounded in action 3/3/1917; shrapnel wound, scalp