WATSON, James Ramsay
(Service number 23/1229)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 29/06/1887 | Place of Birth | Ullapool, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | T. PIPSON (friend), Fairlie, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | D Company | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 April 1953 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James Ramsay Watson was a labourer at Fairlie when he enlisted.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 July 2016]; Timaru Herald, 8 April 1953 (Timaru District Library) [13 July 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [13 July 2016]; Auckland Star, 5 January 1916, Timaru Herald, 5 January 1916, Evening Post, 21 January 1916, 30 November 1918, 3 March 1919, Sun, 2 December 1918, Press, 4 March 1919 (Papers Past) [13 & 14 July 2016]
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