Regimental number | 10/3120 |
True Name | WATTS, John Sholto Douglas |
Other Names | DOUGLAS, John Sholto |
Address | Parikawa, Blenheim |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Guardian, Rev W H Walton, 46 Stanley Street, Berhampore, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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 rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Grevillers 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 details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh |
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