Gunner

Donald Watson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Mary Ann Watson.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
50170
Name:
Donald Watson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
21 September 1892
Place of Birth: 
Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Mary Ann Watson (mother), 93 Tainui Terrace, Lyall Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Sydney House, Rotorua, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
10 January 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 89
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
M. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Donald Watson
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