Norman Alexander WATT

WATT, Norman Alexander

Service Number: 2182
Enlisted: 13 December 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, February 1893
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Norman State School
Occupation: Insurance Agent
Died: Died of wounds, France, 16 November 1917
Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery
Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates
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World War 1 Service

13 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2182, Brisbane, Queensland
7 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2182, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2182, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
8 Oct 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant
12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2182, 41st Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Shell wound (leg - amputated)

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

Norman was wounded in action on the 12th of October 1917, suffering a severe wound to his right leg which had to be amputated. He died from his wound the following month on the 16th of November 1917.