Regimental number | 26/21 |
Place of birth | Australia |
Occupation | Drill instructor |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C Watts, c/o Post Office, Palmerston North |
Rank on embarkation | Batt S M |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Charles and Emma Watts, 'Clovelly', St George's Crescent, Drummoyne, Sydney, Australia; Wife: the late Clara Watts |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 19 |