Bruce Watt [1414] ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

• Registration: Birth, 1885, Mudgee District, New South Wales. ²

• Races: Bligh Amateur Racing Club, 1915 May 15. ³ SOCIAL. (1915, May 15). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2011, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15580634

The annual race meeting and ball of the
Bligh Amateur Racing Club was held on May
4 und 6, at Mudgee, and proved successful,
although there were several absentees on ac-
count of the war. Several hostesses enter-
tained their friends at lunch and afternoon tea
on the ground during the interval of the
races. The committee of the club decided
to hand over all tho proceeds of the meeting
to the Belgian Fund. Several of the owners
of the winning horses also generously donated
their prize money to the various patriotic
The ball was held in the Mechanics'
Institute on May 4, and, although not as nume-
rously attended as last year, paused off very
satisfactorily. Amongst those present at
the races and ball were:-Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Buckland and Misses Buckland (Pine Ridge),
Mrs. Watt (Ulinda), Miss. Watt, Miss. Gal-
braith (Sydney), Bruce Watt, Mr. and Mrs.
...

• Election: Boggabri P.A. and H.  Association, 1938 Jan 19. ³ DISTRICT ITEMS. (1938, January 19). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), p. 15. Retrieved March 27, 2011, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17432539

ITEMS.
BOGGABRI-There were 50 nominations for the
committee of 40 of the Boggabri P.A. and H.
Association. The ballot resulted as follows: … Bruce Watt, 98; …

• Military: Service, From 1942 Apr 9 to 1945 Sep 30. ⁴ Service Record
NameWATT, BRUCE
ServiceAustralian Army
Service NumberN164557
Date of Birth4 Feb 1885
Place of BirthMUDGEE, NSW
Date of Enlistment9 Apr 1942
Locality on EnlistmentBOGGABRI, NSW
Place of EnlistmentBOGGABRI, NSW
Next of KinWATT, D
Date of Discharge30 Sep 1945
RankCorporal
Posting at Discharge29 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
WW2 Honours and GallantryNone for display
Prisoner of WarNo

• Registration: Death, 1957, Gunnedah District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁵ 7260/1957
WATT, BRUCE
DAVID INNESS
EMMILINE MAUD
GUNNEDAH

• Death Notice, 1957 Feb 2. ⁶ WATTBruceDeath notice30JAN1957Death71at BoggabriSydney Morning Herald02FEB1957

Bruce married Daisy Annie Bell [1415] [MRIN: 338], daughter of William George Bell [22538] and Mary Sarah [22539], on 1910 Oct 24 in Mudgee, Wellington County, New South Wales.¹ (Daisy Annie Bell [1415] was born in 1885 in Mudgee District, New South Wales ⁷ and died on 1956 Mar 9 in Boggabri, Pottinger County, New South Wales, Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Registration: Marriage, 1910, Mudgee District, New South Wales, Australia. ⁸