WATSON, Henry Barnett
| Service Number: | 622 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Fifield, Lachlan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 30 May 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row L, Grave 141), Egypt. Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial = 31, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes District Roll of Honor, Trundle WWI Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 622, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 622, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
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Henry Barnett WATSON
Regimental number
622
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Railway employee
Address
Fifield, via Trundle, New South Wales
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation
22
Next of kin
Father, H B Watson, Fifield, via Parkes, New South Wales
Enlistment date
22 August 1914
Rank on enlistment
Private
Unit name
1st Battalion, E Company (www.aif.adfa.edu.au)
AWM Embarkation Roll No.
23/18/1
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Unit from Nominal Roll
1st Battalion
Fate
Died of wounds 30 May 1915
Date of death
30 May 1915
Place of burial
Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row L, Grave 141), Egypt.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records
Parents: Henry Barnett and Mary WATSON.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Born: March 1892
Place Born: Geelong, Victoria
Occupation: Railway Employee
Died: 30th May 1915
Place Died: Gallipoli. Died of gun shot wounds to the head.
Where Buried: Chatby Cemetery, Alexandria
Marital Status: Not married
Henry Barnett Watson joined the AIF on 22nd August 1914. Private Watson H.B. No.622 was in the 1st Battalion. He embarked at Sydney HMAT on A19 'AFRIC' on 18/101914 He was 22 years and 5 months old when he joined, 5ft 7" tall, weighed 10st. 8lbs, chest measurement 34/36". His complexion was fair, eyes blue and he had fair hair. He had a scar over his left wrist. He died of injuries received in action at Gallipoli, being a gunshot wound to the head. Henry was wounded in action while fighting at Dardavelles in WW1 in the period 25/30th April 1915. He died in the 15th General Hospital at Alexandria on 30th May 1915. He was buried on 31st May 1915 at the Chatby war Memorial Cemetery Alexandria, Egypt, in grave No. 1008. His Mother was contacted later to let her know that the grave details had changed and it was now known as Plot L- Grave 141. Henry was buried by the Royal engineers.
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