WATTS, Norman Ray
| Service Number: | 1362 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Littlehampton,South Australia, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Littlehampton, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Barker and Littlehampton Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Federated Brick, Tile & Pottery Industrial Union Roll of Honor, Littlehampton Honour Roll, Mount Barker Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Roll of Honor, Mount Barker War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1362, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1362, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1362, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1362, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1362 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sergeant NORMAN RAY WATTS, son of Mrs. F. Watts, of Littlehampton, who was previously reported missing, was killed in action on April 11. Sergeant Watts left with the 16th Battalion, and was in the landing at Gallipoli. He was twice wounded at Gallipoli, and after the evacuation went to France, and was again wounded. He returned to France on December 14, 1916, and remained till he was killed. He was 22 years of age, and will be missed by a large circle of friends, by whom he was much liked. He was a good athlete, and took an active part in sports. His younger brother, Private Jack Watts, is serving in France.
Biography contributed by Keaton Riddle
Norman Roy Watts was born in 1894 in Littlehampton South Australia. His parents’ names were Luke and Francis Watts. He enlisted as a Private on the 13th of November 1914 and he embarked from Melbourne on the ship Ceramic on the 22nd of December 1914. He fought in Egypt, Gallipoli and the Western Front. He was badly wounded while fighting in Bullecourt France and died on the 11th of April 1917. He was buried in the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery.
He received the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He is on the Roll of Honour at the War Memorial (Panel 81) and is named on the plaque at the Mt Barker War Memorial.
By Keaton Riddle
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