Private

Alexander Watson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Alexander and Laura May Watson, of 15, Kerr St., Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
32760
Name:
Alexander Watson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Alexander Watson (father), Station-master, Dannevirke, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Lineman
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 68
HMNZT 69
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. D. 22.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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