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|Surname and forenames=Watson William | |Surname and forenames=Watson William | ||
|Army number=4455776 | |Army number=4455776 | ||
|Rank= | |Rank=Private. | ||
|Age=23 | |Date of birth=Born 1916/17. | ||
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, | |Age=23 at the time of his death. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 | |Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority Casualty L. | ||
|Home address=Son of William and Martha Watson, Gateshead. | |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards. | ||
|Company/Battery=C Company. | |||
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known. | |||
|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman. | |||
|Promotions=None known. | |||
|Wounded=Not yet known. | |||
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939. | |||
|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row F, Grave 14, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : IN MEMORY OF MY FAITHFUL SON. EVER REMEMBERED BY FATHER, SISTERS AND BROTHER. | |||
|Home address=Son of William and Martha Watson, Gateshead. | |||
|Image Name=Watson_W_4455776.JPG | |||
|Image Title=Pte W Watson's CWGC headstone. | |||
|Source table=1TS | |Source table=1TS | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 11 March 2022
Personnel Entry
Name Watson William
Army number 4455776
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1916/17.
Age 23 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Authority Casualty L.
Company/Battery C Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row F, Grave 14, BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : IN MEMORY OF MY FAITHFUL SON. EVER REMEMBERED BY FATHER, SISTERS AND BROTHER.
Home address Son of William and Martha Watson, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS