Gunner

John Warren Hight Watson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Annie Elizabeth Watson (nee Hight), of 51, Cameron St., Ashburton, New Zealand. Born at Longbeach, Canterbury. Left New Zealand with the 2nd Reinforcements, invalided home from Gallipoli; returned to Western Front with 10th Reinforcements.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
71781
Name:
John Warren Hight Watson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A.E. Watson (mother), Schoolhouse, Longbeach, Canterbury, New Zealand|Mrs Annie Elizabeth Watson (mother), Schoolhouse, Long-beach, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ashburton, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Farm labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 3 Brigade, 11 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
29 July 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

2nd Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
HMNZT 41
Vessels:

Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Waihora
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 155. No. 58.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
John Warren Hight Watson
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