Richard Fell WATSON

Regimental number9/356
Date of birth10 January 1889
Place of birthSouthland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWinton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 11.25"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs George Watson, Winton, Southland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs George Watson, Winton, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked for the Dardanelles, 3 August 1915.

Reported wounded, 21 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 4 March 1916, concluded: 'Missing. Believed to be Killed'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22016890

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