Sapper

William George Watson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph and Annie Watson, of Auchenblae, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
60263
Name:
William George Watson
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W.H.O. Johnston (friend), Ruatorea, via Tuparoea, East Coast, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Station hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
11 September 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
42
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Soldiers Area.6. E.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William George Watson
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