Frederick Watson

Frederick William Watson (1890 - 1917)

Birthdate:	1890年7月7日
Birthplace:	Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Death:	Died June 7, 1917 in Belgium

Managed by:	Jason Wills
Last Updated:	2011年11月26日

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Full Name Frederick William Watson
Rank Last Held Second Lieutenant
Forename(s) Frederick William
Surname Watson
War World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No. 12/1020
Date of Birth 7 July 1890
Place of Birth Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
First Known Rank Private
Occupation before Enlistment Surveyor
Next of Kin F.H. Watson (father), Bank of New South Wales, Bull's, New Zealand
Marital Status Single
Enlistment Address Survey Office, Auckland, New Zealand
Enlistment Date 17 September 1914
Military District Auckland
Body on Embarkation Main Body
Embarkation Unit Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date 16 October 1914
Place of Embarkation Auckland, New Zealand
Transport HMNZT 8, HMNZT 12
Vessel Star of India or Waimana
Destination Suez, Egypt
Page on Nominal Roll 760
Campaigns Messines, Gallipoli
Military Awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM), Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
Award Circumstances Citation - ' For conspicuous gallantry on the 7th August 1915, at Chunuk Bair (Dardanelles), when he twice crossed a heavily fire-swept zone to carry forward ammunition. Later he brought in a wounded man under heavy fire.'
Last Unit Served Machine Gun Corps
Place of Death Belgium
Date of Death 7 June 1917
Age at Death 26
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Cemetery Name Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Biographical Notes Served in Auckland Battalion and New Zealand Machine Gun Corps in Gallipoli, Egypt and France.

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1890	July 7, 1890	Birth of Frederick Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
1917	June 7, 1917 Age 26	Death of Frederick Belgium