John William WATT

Regimental number24421
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, John Watt, Otekaieke, North Otago
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unitNew Zealand Entrenching Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Isabella Watt, Charleston, Otekaieke, Oamaru
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 14