Military service
Burial/memorial information
Thomas Kelley, of Gibb’s Home in Sherbrooke, Québec, was his legal guardian.
Eric George served in Québec, in New Brunswick, in Newfoundland with Force W, and in Hong Kong with Force C. He had 509 days of service, including 57 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Eric George Watts
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Inscription
Rifleman ERIC GEORGE WATTS is one of 12 members of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Newspaper Clipping
Rifleman ERIC GEORGE WATTS was reported Missing in Action in the Canadian Army's 243rd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8, 1943. -
Dedicatory Inscription of the Sai Wan Memorial
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Birks bar
Birks Bar - Rfn Watts
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Eric George Watts
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Eric George Watts
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Eric George Watts
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Eric George Watts
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Eric George Watts
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Eric George Watts
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 47 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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