WATTS, Arthur Ernest
(Service number N/N)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12 June 1885 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | 2 Manse Street, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Painter | ||
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| Next of Kin | Charlotte WATTS (mother), 2 Manse Street, Waimate, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 16 September 1951 | Age | 66 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Arthur Ernest Watts was the son of David and Charlotte Watts. His father died in 1901 and his mother in 1923, both buries in the Waimate Cemetery. Arthur was drawn in the 7th ballot in 1917, but he had been discharged on 15 February 1915 as medically unfit.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [05 May 2019]; Timaru Cemetery record (Timaru District Council) [13 May 2019]; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 9 May 1917 (Papers Past) [29 April 2018]
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