William Francis WATT

Regimental number24119
OccupationJeweller
Next of kinWife, Mrs C C Watt, 46 Clyde Quay, Wellington
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1-2 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late William and Esther Watt, 46, Clyde Quay, Wellington; Wife: Catherine Constance Watt, 391 Mount Albert Road, Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 10