Private

Leonard Jack Watson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Albert and Ellen Watson, of 141, Bealey St., St. Albans, Christchurch. Native of Waimatailai, Timaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2798
Name:
Leonard Jack Watson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William Watson (father), Marchwell Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of H. Man, Claremont, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 September 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
18
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Leonard Jack Watson
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