Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Non-commissioned officers and men of the 3rd Australian General Hospital in fancy dress costumes on the third anniversary of their leaving Australia, 11 May 1918. Cpl T N Watson is in the front row, second from the right. Australian War Memorial Collection E02173.
Watson T N Pte 8379 Thomas Norman 2 Field Amb 21 Clerk Single Pres
Address: Essendon, Brewster St, 79
Next of Kin: Watson, W, father, 79 Brewster St, Essendon
Enlisted: 14 Jul 1915
Embarked: A31 Ajana 13 Dec 1916
Prior service: 17 AAMC
Harold Snape's Diary, 1915 - 30 Apr 1916
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/57fc8f6bd0cdd12c4077a754
1916
Saturday Feb 12 " Caught 10 a..m. train to Cairo arr. About 2 p.m. Booked bed at Tewficks. Dinner at Samuel’s. Went out to Zeitown to Bob. Slept there. Saw Tom Watson. Met Jim Teolin in train going down. Met Len Tyzack & Bert Tilby* in Cairo. [*This might be Birtram Tilley whom he would have known from Christ Church, Essendon].
War Service Commemorated
St John's Presbyterian Church, Essendon
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours