LCpl. Percy Watkinson

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LCpl. Percy Watkinson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Death: October 12, 1917 (36)
Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [N.Z.Apse, Panel 2.], Zonnebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Watkinson and Sarah Ann Watkinson
Brother of Captain Harold Watkinson and Arthur Edgar Watkinson

Occupation: Coach Builder | Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Find A Grave ID: 12096425
Service No: WWI 11140
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About LCpl. Percy Watkinson

Percy Watkinson was the son of Joseph and Sarah Ann Watkinson, of 18, Sherwood Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland. Attended Auckland Grammar School. Coach builder before enlistment. L/Corporal in CIR, file number 11140. Killed in action, Ypres, Belgium.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohWa.html / Ref 17.4.2021
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LCpl. Percy Watkinson's Timeline

1881
January 31, 1881
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
1917
October 12, 1917
Age 36
Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
October 12, 1917
Age 36
Tyne Cot Memorial, [N.Z.Apse, Panel 2.], Zonnebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium