Leslie Andrew Watson

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Andrew Patton Watson and Mabel Lucretia Watson, of Cushington, Nelson, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)

BDM Online

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“Mr. A. P. Watson, of Crushington, has received advice that his son, Leslie Watson, who was a member of a N.Z. Ambulance Unit in the Middle East Forces, has been killed in action. He was aged 26, and a native of the district. He was educated at Reefton High School, and at the time of his enlistment was in charge of the school at Howard.“ [Greymouth Evening Star, 16 June 1941, Page 2]

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Casualty

Service Number:

13626

Name:

Leslie Andrew Watson

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

16 February 1914

Place of Birth:

Reefton (registration), Nelson, New Zealand

Education:

Reefton High School

Next of Kin:

Mr A P Watson (father), Crushington, Reefton

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Locality on Enlistment:

Gowan Bridge, Nelson

Place of Enlistment:

Nelson, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

School Teacher

Employer:

Howard Primary School, Howard Junction, Nelson

Unit:

New Zealand Medical Corps, 6 Field Ambulance

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

24 May 1941

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Suda Bay War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

2. D. 15.

Cemetery Location:

Greece