| Regimental number | 32767 |
| Occupation | Land salesman |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A Watson, 31 Queen Street, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Euphemia Spiden Watson, Tyne Street, Oamaru; Wife: Mary M. B. Watson, 79 Forth Street, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 14 |