WATSON, John Warren Hight
(Service number 7/781)
| First Rank | Trooper. Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Gunner |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Longbeach, Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ashburton | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. E. WATSON (mother), Schoolhouse, Longbeach, Canterbury. Mrs Annie Elizabeth WATSON (mother), Schoolhouse, Long-beach, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements. New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles. 10th Reforcements Details, Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 December 1914. 22 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter. Waihora | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Field Artillery, 11th Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Somme | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 July 1918 | Age | 23 yrs |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery, Ashburton, NZ | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Ashburton War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John & Annie Elizabeth (nee HIGHT) WATSON, of 51 Cameron St, Ashburton, NZ. Educated at Longbeach & Ashburton High Schools. One time of Washdyke & Fairview. Prior to enlistment he was farming with his brother at Winchester. Military funeral at Ashburton.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [07 November 2013]; CWGC [08 November 2013]; Timaru Herald, 02 August & 03 August 1918 (Papers Past) [10 November 2013]
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