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Andrew Watson

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Group photo, 10 men, Volunteer Militia, Boer War Era, men in front of tent. Andrew Watson middle front row - No known copyright restrictions

Group photo, 10 men, Volunteer Militia, Boer War Era, men in front of tent. Andrew Watson middle fro …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Andrew AWMM
  • Surname
    Watson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Andrew Watson AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 32767 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 December 1873 AWMM Oamaru, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 27 July 1916 AWMM 31 Queen Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A. Watson (wife), 31 Queen Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 November 1916 AWMM Married AWMM
    Married, 1 child AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 32767 AWMM
  • Military service
    Mounted Rifles 1890-1910 AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    22 years Volunteers Corps AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 27 July 1916 AWMM
    Age 42 AWMM
    Land salesman/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 10 inches AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Andrew Watson was the son of Alexander and Euphemia Spiden Watson, of Tyne Sreet, Oamaru, New Zealand; husband of Mary M. B. Watson, of 79, Forth St., Dunedin. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    14 April 1918 AWMM
    Age 44 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France 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
    Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM

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05 April 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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