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 16 September 1916
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