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Old 17-09-2008, 04:48 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Watts was originally from England and born in Stratford.

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td nowrap="y">Regimental number</td><td>31928</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Place of birth</td><td>Stratford, London, England</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">School</td><td>City of London School, England</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Age on arrival in Australia</td><td>18</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Religion</td><td>Church of England</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Occupation</td><td>Grazier</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Address</td><td>'Cressbrook", Toogoolawah via Esk, Queensland</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Marital status</td><td>Single</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Age at embarkation</td><td>24</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Next of kin</td><td>Mother, Mrs C Watts, Water Lane, Stratford, London, England</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Previous military service</td><td>Served with A.F.A., transferred to A.I.F.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Enlistment date</td><td><nobr>11 September 1916</nobr></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Rank on enlistment</td><td>Gunner</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Unit name</td><td>Field Artillery Brigade 13, Reinforcement 10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>AWM Embarkation Roll number</td><td>13/40/3</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Embarkation details</td><td>Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on <nobr>10 February 1917</nobr></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Rank from Nominal Roll</td><td>CDT</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Unit from Nominal Roll</td><td>8th Training Squadron Australian Flying Corps</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Fate</td><td>Killed <nobr>3 September 1918</nobr></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)</td><td>*Killed in Aeroplane accident.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Age at death</td><td>25</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Place of burial</td><td>Woodgrange Park Cemetery, Essex, England.</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial</td><td>188</td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap="y">Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records</td><td>Parents: Mr and Mrs Charles WATTS.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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