John William Barr WATSON

Regimental number26/1107
OccupationHairdresser
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Watson, 53 Hills Road, St Albans, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 6 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 8 December 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSt Martin's Cemetery (Grave No 9), Vevey, Switzerland
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth Watson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Prisoner of War; died of disease, Switzerland, 8 December 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 31