| Regimental number | 11140 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Coachbuilder |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Watkinson, Sherwood Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected on account of varicocele) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Sarah Ann Watkinson, 18 Sherwood Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 14 September 1916. Wounded in action, 6 November 1916 (gun shot wound, right shoulder), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; discharged to duty, and rejoined Bn, in the field, 22 November 1916. Detached to 2nd Army Rest Camp, 1 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 16 July 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 22 August 1917; rejoined unit, 5 September 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 20 August 1917. Detached to Gas School, 18 September 1917; rejoined unit, 23 September 1917. Killed in action, Belgium. 12 October 1917. Buried at Passchendaele Ridge by Rev J.A.Lush; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 20 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22016682 |