John Frank Walter WATTS

Regimental number10/3120
True NameWATTS, John Sholto Douglas
Other NamesDOUGLAS, John Sholto
AddressParikawa, Blenheim
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinGuardian, Rev W H Walton, 46 Stanley Street, Berhampore, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 6 October 1918
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot XV, Row D, Grave No 14), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son: J.S. Watts, 37 Sale Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh

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