Herbert Robert Watson (1895–1984)
Herbert Robert Watson, n.d., photographer unknown
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
HERBERT ROBERT WATSON was born at Croydon, Queensland, on 12th February, 1895, the son of Mr. Herbert Alfred Watson and Mrs. Kathleen Watson. He was educated at the State School and entered the service of the Bank at Brisbane on 16th August, 1912.
Herbert Robert Watson enlisted as a private in the A.I.F. on 3rd May, 1915, and left Queensland for Egypt with the 26th Battalion in the following month. He landed at Gallipoli on 12th September, 1915, and was in action there until 12th December. Reaching France on 15th March, 1916, Herbert Watson went into action on the Western Front, and was promoted to corporal on 25th August, 1916; to sergeant on the following Christmas Day; and to lieutenant on 17th August, 1917. While in action during the Ypres offensive on 4th October, 1917, Lieutenant Watson was wounded, but he remained on the Western Front until the cessation of hostilities in 1918.
Original Publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, item B2455, WATSON H R (National Archives of Australia)
Citation details
'Watson, Herbert Robert (1895–1984)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/watson-herbert-robert-20821/text31555, accessed 20 April 2025.
Herbert Robert Watson, n.d., photographer unknown
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
Life Summary [details]
Birth
12 February,
1895
Croydon,
Queensland,
Australia
Death
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