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WATSON, Walter Reginald
| Service Number: | 31538 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer Machinist |
| Died: | 25 July 1951, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Driver, 31538, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Driver, 31538, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 31538 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Walter Reginald Watson was born in Kent Town in Adelaide, South Australia with his wife (and next of kin) May Watson. He was working as a printer machinist before enlisting in the war on 23 September 1916 at 21 years old. He did previous military service at 79th Infantry, then when he started in the war, he became a driver. He had hazel eyes, brown hair and was around 5 foot 4 tall and weighed 106 lbs.
On the 23rd of December 1916, Walter embarked for Active Service abroad to then marched in to Reserve Brigade Australia Artillery Bulford from Plymouth, and Larkhill from Bulford before heading to Rouelles, France October the following year. He travelled with his unit Divisional Ammunition Column 3, Reinforcement 7. He was then Taken on Strength of 7th Field Ambulance only to then be admitted to 10th because he fell ill with gastro enteritis 9 months later. Walter transferred to 5th, then 20th where he had pyrexis but was then discharged 8 days later to re-join his unit. He went on leave in UK in October 1918 for 16 days until he Marched out for return to Australia via Weymouth to march in at Codford ex France. In early May 1919, Walter officially left England for Australia per Zealandia, for 3 months later he was discharged from the A.I.F at Adelaide.
Once Walter returned home on the 3rd of August 1919, he was reunited with his wife and they had 3 children together named, Reginald, Lorna and Bill Reginald grew up to enlist in the 2nd A.I.F and in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.
On the 25th of July 1951, aged 56, Walter Watson passed away of unknown causes. His wife, May Watson passed away 23 years later at the age of 74.
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