WATSON, Joseph
(Service number 2/3119)
| First Rank | Driver | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 01/09/1886 | Place of Birth | Staffield, Cumberland, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 December 1915 | Age | 29 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o P. O'Leary, Bankfield, st Andrews | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Marital Status | Single. Married Ethel BENSON, 8 September 1917, Waverton Parish Church | ||
| Next of Kin | Richard WATSON (father), Highbank Hill, KirkOswald, Cumberland, England. Later Mrs E. WATSON (wife), West House, Woodnow, Wigtown, Cumberland. | ||
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, New Zealand Field Artillery, No. 5 Field Battery | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 November 1969 | Age | 83 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Joseph WATSON was the son of Richard WATSON, of Kirk Oswald, Cumberland, England. He married Ethel BENSON in 1917 in England. Joseph died on 21 november 1969.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial CMuseum Cenotaph Database [29 April 2016]; Timaru Herald, 9 December 1915, 26 December 1919, North Otago Times, 14 December 1915 (Papers Past) [27 & 29 April 2016]; timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [29 April 2016]
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