Watkins, Reginald Alfred, 1885-1916 (Person)

SummaryBorn Okaiawa, Taranaki. Arrived Tauranga 1911 after Mother's death. Salvation Army captain. Lived on Rangiwaea Island. Fluent in Te Reo Māori. Photographer, horseman, bushman, and sailor.

Enlisted 20 October 1915 (Auckland Infantry Regiment (Service no. 12/3861)). Volunteered as a stretcher bearer in France. Mortally wounded on 20 July 1916 and died 23 July 1916, aged 30. A memorial service was held on Rangiwaea Island following news of his death.SourcesAuckland War Memorial Museum: Cenotaph RecordDepartment of Internal Affairs, Births, Deaths & MarriagesKean, Fiona (2014). From Tauranga to the Trenches (pp. 20-21)From Tauranga to the Trenches

Photographs

Soldiers enlisting for WWI 1915

Reginal Watkins Salvation Army Stretcher Bearer

Stories - Events

From Tauranga to the Trenches (2014) by Fiona Kean

WW1 shipping container exhibition coming to a place near you

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Reginald before embarking for the First World War. From "From Tauranga to the Trenches" (Tauranga Heritage Collection)

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First Name(s)Reginald AlfredSurnameWatkinsDate of Birth5 December 1885Place of BirthOkaiawa, TaranakiDate of Death20 October 1915Place of Burial/CremationFranceOccupationSalvation Army Officer

Whānau

MotherWatkins, Mary née JonesFatherWatkins, Matthew Lewis

Military Service

Service Number12/3861ConflictWorld War, 1914-1918

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Watkins, Reginald Alfred, 1885-1916 (Person)