WATTS, Arthur
| Service Number: | 4041 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle Western Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | following road accident, Perth Western Australia, 17 May 1941 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia ANGLICAN Area or Denomination OA Section 0325B |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4041, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 4041, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 4041, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle |
Arthur Watts from the Mount Lawley Society
In June 1916 he joined the 32nd Battalion. He left Fremantle on the 'Port Melbourne' at the end of October arriving in England at the end of December. he was admitted to camp hospital at Hurdicott in February 1917 .
Two months later he left for France and joined his Battalion in the field.
He was wounded in action on the 29th of September 1917, transferred to field hospital but because of the severity of the lacerated wound to his right leg, was transferred from Rouen on the 9th of October. He was admitted to the war hospital in Bath and later transferred to convalesce in Dartford.
He returned to Australia on the 5th of April 1918 and discharged in November. It is assumed he returned to his family home but in1920 the family moved away from Clarence St, Mt Lawley.
In the middle of May 1941 ,Arthur was found injured on Canning Highway South Perth. He was hit by another driver ( tried to avoid him) and reported the accident to the Police. Arthur was taken to Perth Hospital but died a couple of days later from a fractured skull, legs and ribs.
Submitted 8 February 2024 by beth McKechnie