Albert Charles Watson

Private · NZ #9979

What this roll records

Online Cenotaph record found in August 2026, AND IT ANSWERS BOTH QUESTION MARKS THIS CARD CARRIED. The roll held him as “Albert Charles ?” with the service number “#9979?”, uncertain on the forenames and on the number alike. The Museum has him as ALBERT CHARLES WATSON, service number 9979. He was a LABOURER in civilian life and embarked as a PRIVATE of the 2nd NEW ZEALAND DIVISIONAL SUPPLY COLUMN, NEW ZEALAND ARMY SERVICE CORPS, Second Echelon (2NZEF Nominal Roll 2, p.195). Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph, record 170087.

The prefix NZ has been added to his service number, on the authority of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph record already linked on this card — the Museum holds him as a New Zealand service person. The digits are unchanged. This roll formerly left the number unmarked, which made it look like a British number to anyone reading the field rather than the card.

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Where this comes from

• Listed in the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.

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