| Regimental number | 31568 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wai-iti, Nelson |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Beatrice Ellen Watson, Foxhill, Nelson |
| Previous military service | Served in the Waimea Rifles (Volunteers). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Codford St Mary (St Mary) New Churchyard (Grave No 72), Wiltshire, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Wilfred and Eliza Watson; Wife: Beatrice E. Watson, Foay Hill, Nelson |
| Other details |
War service: England Embarked Wellington on board HMNZT 'Tahiti', 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, marched in to Sling Camp and posted to 3rd Reserve Bn, Canterbury-Otago Infantry Regiment. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 18 February 1917 (influenza); reported 'dangerously ill', 22 February 1917 (lobar pneumonia). Died, No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 20 March 1917 (lobar pneumonia). Medal: British War Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 13 Archives new Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |