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Alexander Watson

In memory of:

Private Alexander Watson

August 26, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

634171

Age:

27

Force:

Army

Unit:

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

July 2, 1891

Son of James and Mary A. Watson, of Largy, Killybegs, Co. Donegal.

Commemorated on Page 519 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FEUCHY CHAPEL BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. J. 9.

Location:

Wancourt is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais. It lies in the valley of the Cojeul River nearly 2 kilometres south of the main road from Arras to Cambrai. FEUCHY CHAPEL BRITISH CEMETERY is situated on the south side of this road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial Plaque– Alexander Watson (d. 26/8/1918 ) was a pupil for a while at the Birkenhead Institute Grammar School. He may well have known poet Wilfred Owen.

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    Memorial Plaque – Alexander Watson (d. 26/8/1918 ) was a pupil for a while at the Birkenhead Institute Grammar School. He may well have known poet Wilfred Owen.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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