Military History

Embarked Fremantle per HMAT ‘Itonus’ A50 for Egypt 19.2.1915.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 10th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinf.
Watt disembarked in Egypt. After a brief period of intensive training, he entrained to Alexandria. He was admitted to hospital with influenza 8.5.1915. He then joined the MEF and embarked for Gallipoli 16.5.1915. Watt was admitted to the No.2 E Hospital at Gezvich with dysentery 9.8.1915. He was again hospitalized 12.9.1915. He was transferred to HS ’Borda’ and invalided to Alexandria. Watt rejoined his unit on Gallipoli Peninsula 17.11.1915. All units were evacuated from Gallipoli and Watt disembarked in Alexandria 26.12.1915. He was admitted to Hospital at Heliopolis with Mumps 26.1.1916. Watt returned to duty 8.2.1916. He passed his 1st Class Machine Gun course at Zietoun 18.11.1916. Watt entrained to Alexandria for embarkation to UK for a Commission in the Machine Gun Corps 25.1916. He returned to Egypt and the EEF at the completion of his course. Watt was admitted to hospital in Malta with a debility 7.12.1916. He was discharged 9.12.1916, joined the BEF and embarked at the Port Said per HS ’Arcadia’ for England, for Commission on 3.2.1917. Watt was placed on command at Machine Gun Corps Officers Cadet Bn. at Bisley 1.3.1917 with a view to appointment with a commissioned rank in the Imperial Army 19.3.1917. He was discharged from the AIF 25.6.1917 and appointed to the T/Commission of 2nd Lieut. with Machine Gun Corps Infantry, Group ‘C’, at Clipston Camp, Mansfield, Nottingham.
Final Rank Trooper 10th Light Horse AIF. Transferred to 2nd Lieut. Imperial Army.
Embarked for Australia per ‘Anchises’ 1.3.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Albany 8.4.1919
Discharged from Imperial Army 1.3.1919
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes AWM and NAA records list Watts as Charles William and do not include his middle Christian name of Evan in records. His brother Keith Everard Watt (SN 824) was KIA at Gallipoli.
Photo Horses and Guns going ashore at Gallipoli 1915. Image created  by Darge Studio, photograph source AWM J03269.
           Stretcher bearers at Gallipoli. Photographer unknown, photograph source Western Mail 25.12.1915 p1
           3rd Machine Gun Squadron 1917 at Khurbetha-Ibn-Harith. Photographer F. Hurley, photograph source AWM B01489
           HMAT 'Anchises'. Photographer A.C.Green, photograph sourced and reproduced with permission of Great Southern Cards.

Information Source
AWM J03269. Horses and gun going ashore at Gallipoli 1915. Image created by Darge Studios,  photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection Australian War Memorial
AWM B01489. 3rd Machine Gun Squadron 1917 at Khurbetha-Ibn-Harith. Photographer F. Hurley, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Rolls Charles William Watt
Great Southern Cards. HMAT 'Anchises'. Photographer A.C.Green, photograph sourced and reproduced with permission of Great Southern Cards, http www.greatsoutherncards.com.au.UK ships.htm
Guildford Grammar School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455 Watt Charles William
Western Mail



Kellerberrin, WA.

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