William WATT

Regimental number36502
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFriend, Mrs James Fisher, Long Beach, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 75 Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialAnneux British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 38), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Adopted Son of Mrs. Jessie Strachan, Hillocks, Tullynessle, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 31

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