John Melvyn Watkins
Born 27 Dec 1893 - Died 1 Sept 1918
- Service number
- WWI 2/376 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- Gunner/Corporal/Sergeant/2nd LieutenantPublic - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
- Forenames
- John Melvyn AWMM
- Surname
- Watkins AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 2/376 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Church of EnglandPublic - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 27 Dec 1893 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 27 December 1893Public - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - Bank of New Zealand Archives
- Place of birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaPublic - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Birth notes
- Son of John William and Elvira Hannah (nee Morton) Watkins. Married in NZ 1893.Public - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - NSW BDMs and NZSG Kiwi Index
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM 60 Andover Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- J.W. Watkins, 107 Papanui Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 2/376 AWMM
- Military service
- 4 years 19 daysPublic - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - Family researcher
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Military Cross (MC) AWMM
London Gazette, 2 November 1918, p13183, Rec No 2294: AWMM - Victory Medal AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Military Cross (MC) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
- Enlisted at Christchurch 13 August 1914.Public - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
- Age on enlistment
- 20Public - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
- Occupation before enlistment
- Joined Bank of New Zealand 9 May 1910 and served 4 years 3 months.Public - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - Bank of New Zealand Archives
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 7 or HMNZT 10 AWMM Vessel was Arawa or Limerick AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM Main Body AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM
New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Text of the Memorial plaque, Bank of New Zealand Arcade, Wellington, New Zealand: 'In Memoriam: The names inscribed upon this tablet are those of officers of the Bank of New Zealand who laid down their lives in the Great War AD 1914-1919 waged against the nations of central Europe - Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria - who sought by force of arms to obtain world-wide dominion. In honour of their patriotism and valour. In admiration of their sacrifice. And in grateful perpetuation of their glorious and ennobling memory this monument is reverently dedicated. Their Name Liveth for Evermore.'
Bank of New Zealand Staff Member. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 1 Sept 1918 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM XX. F. 12. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
- Memorial plaque now located on ground floor of Bank of New Zealand premises at Harbour Quays.Public - Paul - Researcher - 20 March 2015 - Bank of New Zealand
- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Memorial plaque, Bank of New Zealand (Officers of the BNZ who laid down their lives in the Great War AD 1914-1919), BNZ Arcade, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- Pool of Reflections, National ANZAC Centre, Albany Heritage Park, Western AustraliaPublic - Paul - Researcher - 19 April 2022 - Paul Hickford, "They Marched to War", 2019, pp. 70-71
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22016668
Further Reference - Other military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7881110
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/266500/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/266500
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- Bank of New Zealand officers who enlisted for military service in the First World War. Research completed by Paul Hickford (2014-2017).
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 759 - Byrne, J.R. (1922). New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914 - 18. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
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