Difference between revisions of "William Harrington Edward Watson"
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | unknown |
| Place of Birth | Northcote, Victoria |
| Death | 14 Dec 1920, aged 57 |
| Place of Death | South Fremantle |
| Age at Enlistment | 49 years, 2 months |
| Description | 5' 7½"(1.71m) tall; weight 143 lbs (64.9 kg); sallow complexion, blue eyes, steel grey hair; scar right forearm |
| Occupation | miner |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Eighth avenue, Armadale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Wife Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Watson |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 1198 |
| Date of Enlistment | 30 Nov 1915 |
| Rank | Sapper |
| Unit/Formation | Mining Corps, No 3 Company |
| Date of Embarkation | 20 Feb 1916 - 25 Apr 1916 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A38 Ulysses |
| Date of Return | 31 Aug 1916 - 10 Oct 1916 |
| Ship Returned On | HMHS Marama |
| Fate | Returned to Australia (medical) |
| Monument | Armadale War Memorial (West Armadale panel) |
| Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
Married Hannah Elizabeth Tuck. Electoral Roll entries - 1906 a labourer at Cardup; 1909 farmer in Jandakot; 1910 at 1030 Boulder road, Hannans (by himself, Hannah remained at Jandakot); 1912 - 1915 back farming at Jandakot; 1917 at 51 Thomas street, South Fremantle.
War Service
Sent to Sydney and Broadmeadows in Victoria to train, and he embarked from Sydney for Egypt.
Entered France through Marseilles on 5 May 1916 and then by train to Hazebrouck arriving 8 May 1916. Reported ill on 7 May 1916, and spent 15 days with 12th Casualty Clearing Station in Hazebrouck from 8 May before being transferred by hospital train, and admitted to the 26th General Hospital Étaples on 25 May 1916 for a fortnight.
Evacuated to England on 10 Jun 1916 from Calais on HS Stad Antwerpen and admitted to Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham. On 5 Jul 1916 he was released to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital Harefield before being admitted to Chatham Military Hospital on 12 Jul 1916. On 31 Jul 1916 he was released to No 2 Command Depot Weymouth for return to Australia.
Assessed at No 8 Australian General Hospital Fremantle between 10 and 12 Oct 1916, before being released to Details Camp to prepare for discharge.
Medical discharge granted on 16 Dec 1916 - dilated heart. Had suffered a heart attack in Sydney while running to fight a bush fire in camp, and another while in Broadmeadows.
"...Has returned incapacitated."[1]
Father of Clarence Victor Watson
Post War
Following Bill's death Hannah relocated to 66 South street, South Fremantle till her death on 26 Nov 1932, aged 62.
Notes
Son Clarence Victor b. 1898 in Kalgoorlie, who married Winifred Mary Joslin in Fremantle 1932. Clarence died 13 Oct 1961 in Fremantle and Winifred on 15 Aug 1997 in Bentley. Daughter Ethel Sheraz b. 1901 in E Coolgardie district. She married Harold Percy Calley in 1927, and died 3 Mar 1972 in Bateman. Harold died 7 Oct 1954 in Inglewood.
- ↑ "The Drill of the Foot-Hills" (PDF) (1917). Western Australia. Mar 1917. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via State Library of Western Australia.