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Joseph William Watson

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_008. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_008. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph William AWMM
  • Surname
    Watson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    193255 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Torpedoed and sunk by E boat in the South West approaches. AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Joseph Watson was the son of Edward Joseph and Amalie Margaret Watson, of Point Chevalier, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 June 1940 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    English Channel AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Liverpool Naval Memorial, England AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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    Atkinson, N. (2005). Hell or high water : New Zealand merchant seafarers remember the war. HarperCollins in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM

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