Second Lieutenant

Frederick William Watson

DCM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of F. H. and Margaret Watson, of Bulls, New Zealand. Also served in Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1020
Name:
Frederick William Watson
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
07 July 1890
Place of Birth: 
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
F.H. Watson (father), Bank of New South Wales, Bull's, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Survey Office, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Surveyor
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 3 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. A. 25.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Frederick William Watson
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