Bernard John Watt (1893 - 1940)

Born 1893 in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1940 at about age 47 in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Bernard John Watt was Wounded in Action during World War I.

Bernard John Watt is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Bernard was born in 1893. He was the son of Colin Watt and Margaret McClure. He served in France in WWI, Service Number VX131441 (V160239). He was wounded in action in 1916 and 1918. He passed away in 1940.^[1][2][3][4]

Bernard John Watt is buried in Mirboo North Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑
   Australian Army

   Service Record Information

   • Name WATT, BERNARD JOHN
   • Service Australian Army
   • Service Number VX131441 (V160239)
   • Date of Birth 27 Nov 1921
   • Place of Birth HAMILTON, VIC
   • Date of Enlistment 15 Jan 1943
   • Locality on Enlistment BALMORAL, VIC
   • Place of Enlistment WA L OF C, WA
   • Next of Kin WATT, A
   • Date of Discharge 22 Oct 1943
   • Rank Private
   • Posting at Discharge 14 Battalion
   • WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
   • Prisoner of War No

2. ↑
   Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

   Name: Harold Frederick Evison; Birth Year: abt 1916; Age: 38; Death Place: Mirboo, Victoria; Father's name: Ea Frederick; Mother's name: Barbara Lyo Northway; Registration Year: 1954; Registration Place: Victoria; Registration Number: 21499

3. ↑
   Family Notices.(1940, September 18).

   The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved May 3, 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11311509
   

   1. WATT. — On September 16, at Caulfield Military Hospital, Bernard John, loving husband of Gertrude Bertha. — Thy will be done.
   2. WATT. — On September 16, at Caulfield Military Hospital, Bernard John, beloved son of Colin and the late Margret Watt, and loving brother of David, Joe, Ernie, Colin (deceased), Janie, Florrie, Lillian (Mrs. Howarth, deceased), Lizzie, Myrtle (deceased), Lettie and Tippie.
   3. WATT.--The Friends of the late Mr. BERNARD JOHN WATT (late 60th Battalion, A.I.F.) are informed that his remains will be interred in the Mirboo North Cemetery. The funeral will arrive from Melbourne at 3 o clock lins DAY (Wednesday September l8)

4. ↑
   Memorial Inscription

   Mirboo North Cemetery, Victoria , Australia

See also:

1. WikiTree | Anzacs: Profiles and Stories
2. WikiTree | World War One
3. WikiTree | Roll of Honor
4. WikiTree | ANZAC
5. Website | Australian War Memorial