William Arthur WATKINS

Regimental number24087
OccupationSawmiller
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rhoda Watkins, Kakahi, Main Trunk Line
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 25 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No 13), Surrey, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Rhoda and the late Edwin Watkins, Kakahi, Main Trunk Line
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 7