WATSON, Arthur
(Service number 8/4239)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 30/01/1888 | Place of Birth | Oamaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 16 December 1915 | Age | 27 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | 121 Maitland Street, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. WATSON (wife), 20 Barnard Street, Timaru; 23 Le Crens Terrace, Timaru; corner Craigie Avenue & North Street, Timaru. Initially, James WARSON (father) | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 July 1940 | Age | 52 years |
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| Place of Death | Dunedin | ||
| Cause | Stroke | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Arthur Watson, 8/4239, was born on 31 January 1888 at Dunedin, the son of James and Helen Brown Watson. Arthur married Emily Hetty Page on 26 February 1916 at Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 December 2013]; Oamaru Mail, 19 December 1899, Evening Star, 4 November 1915, Timaru Herald, 2 & 6 October 1916, New Zealand Herald, 2 October 1916, Otago Daily Times, 22 January 1929, 9 August 1930 (Papers Past) [13 November 2013; 26 October 2016]
External Links
Related Documents
- Timaru Herald 19 May 1915 - WATSON Arthur - killed in action (pdf, 2.7 MB updated 24-Oct-2018)
- Timaru Herald 22 Oct 2016 - Great War story - Arthur WATSON (pdf, 15.7 MB updated 23-Dec-2016)
- Timaru Herald 10 Dec 1915 - St Andrews man's letter (pdf, 36.0 KB updated 01-Sep-2017)
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