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Mar 31, 1881
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Born in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland to William and
Margaret (nee Crozier) Watt
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Mar 4, 1915
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Attested into the 59th Battalion CEF
in Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 454555
Ø Next of kin given as Mary
Watt, wife, 4 Soho St., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Tailor
o
Later
noted as Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the Headquarters
Company
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Jun 10, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Sergeant
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Aug 30, 1915
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Shown as Sergeant Tailor
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Apr 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to the Bordon Camp
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Aug 27, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own request in order to
proceed to the front
Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 28, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 12, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Albert, France
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Sep 16, 1916
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After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private
Watt joined the 21st Battalion in the front line trench south of
Courcelette, France. He was posted to
the Headquarters Company and appointed as Regimental Tailor
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Mar 4, 1917
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Jul 4, 1917
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The 21st Battalion moved into billets
in the town of Bouvigny-Boyeffles.
During this time the battalion was training for the attack on Hill 70
with headquarters in a chateau on Rue Maurice Gouy that has since been
demolished. However, the wall that
fronted the grounds remains. Many men
carved their names and or numbers on that wall during the war when they had a
few moments of spare time. Among them
was Private Watt. The image of his
name is reproduced here with the permission of Patrice Machin who has studied
the names on the wall.
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Jul 28, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Aug 7, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in billets
in Bully Grenay from leave
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Feb 18, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Mar 5, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in the
front line at Lens, France
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Jul 12, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia in his legs
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Jul 13, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 57 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Jul 19, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 22 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 53 General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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Aug 15, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France
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Aug 22, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 7 Canadian General Hospital
in Etaples with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
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Aug 28, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Etaples
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Sep 2, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 10 Convalescent Depot in
Ecault, France
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Sep 6, 1918
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After leaving the convalescent depot, he reported
to the nearby rest camp
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Sep 18, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Labour Pool and
reported to the CGBD (Canadian General Base Depot) in Etaples, France
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Sep 29, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 4 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Nov 14, 1918
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Discharged from the casualty clearing station and
reported to the General Base Depot in Etaples
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Nov 26, 1918
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Proceeded to England and transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) in Witley
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Feb 25, 1919
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Posted to the Depot Company, Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Mar 14, 1919
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Attached to the 1st CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Mar 25, 1919
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Embarked the SS Scotian in Liverpool
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Apr 4, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Toronto, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military
District No. 2 Casualty Company at the Exhibition Camp
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Apr 6, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 152954
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 369½ Queen St. W., Toronto, Ontario
It was noted that he was discharged on
“Compassionate Grounds”
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 369½ Queen St. W., Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 27, 1950
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Thomas Watt died while a patient of the
Sunnybrook Veterans Hospital in Toronto, Ontario of heart disease and was
buried in the Prospect Cemetery in Toronto
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