| Regimental number | 2/1690 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Nelson |
| Religion | None stated |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 55 Majoribanks Street, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert George Watson, 17 Washington Road, Nelson |
| Previous military service | Served in D Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery, Wellington; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Gunner |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Field Artillery, Samoan Advance Party |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Samoan Advance Party left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 8), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs R.G. Watson, Trafalgar Street, Nelson |
| Other details |
War service: Samoa, Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked for the Dardanelles, 21 September 1915. Killed in action, 14 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Samoan Adv & Fifth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22016916 |