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Husband of Margaret Watts, of 247, 23rd Avenue, N.W., Calgary, Alberta.
Digital gallery of Private Samuel Daniel Watts
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Private Samuel Daniel Watts
#883263 Pte Samuel Daniel Watts,50th Bn.
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Daniel Watts
Memorial plaque for Samuel Daniel Watts. Found by Mrs. Loretta Humbke and her husband in the 1980s encased in a huge mound of dirt that came along with a delivery of soil to their Red Deer Ab. home. While spreading the dirt in their rear yard they unearthed this plaque and kept it stored away for over 30 years.
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Private Samuel Daniel Watts
Photo via Dale Lenting Bowden Historical Society. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Daniel Watts
Photo via Dale Lenting Bowden Historical Society. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Daniel Watts
Red Deer News, September 12, 1917, Page 1
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Samuel Daniel Watts
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Private Samuel Daniel Watts
Samuel with his trombone during training before heading overseas.
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Private Samuel Daniel Watts
Digital Enhancement for documentary "Our War"
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Private Samuel Daniel Watts
Samuel's Grave
Digital gallery of
Private Samuel Daniel Watts
Picture taken by Stephanie September 2022 while visiting Samuel's grave
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Private Samuel Daniel Watts
Picture of Stephanie Watts (great-great granddaughter) and Kent Watts Samuel's great grandson
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#883263 Pte Samuel Daniel Watts,50th Bn.
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Memorial plaque for Samuel Daniel Watts. Found by Mrs. Loretta Humbke and her husband in the 1980s encased in a huge mound of dirt that came along with a delivery of soil to their Red Deer Ab. home. While spreading the dirt in their rear yard they unearthed this plaque and kept it stored away for over 30 years.
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Photo via Dale Lenting Bowden Historical Society. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Photo via Dale Lenting Bowden Historical Society. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Red Deer News, September 12, 1917, Page 1 Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Samuel with his trombone during training before heading overseas.
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Digital Enhancement for documentary "Our War"
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Samuel's Grave
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Picture taken by Stephanie September 2022 while visiting Samuel's grave
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Picture of Stephanie Watts (great-great granddaughter) and Kent Watts Samuel's great grandson
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 346 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Lapugnoy is a village and commune in Pas-de-Calais, 6 kilometres west of Bethune.
From the centre of Lapugnoy, head south-west on the D70 in the direction of Marles-les-Mines. On the outskirts of the centre there is a crucifix at the side of the main road, turn right here towards Allouagne. After approximately 500 metres there is a track on the left hand side (the Cemetery is signposted here) and the LAPUGNOY MILITARY CEMETERY can be found on the left hand side, approximately 500 metres, along this track.
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