Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Frederick John Watson
In memory of:
Private Frederick John Watson
September 23, 1916
Military Service
400077
32
Army
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
1st Bn.
Military Medal
Additional Information
February 8, 1884
Middlesex County, England
January 18, 1915
Chatham, Ontario
Son of Mr. J. Watson; husband of Annie Watson, of Oshawa, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 179 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
III. R. 40.
Pozieres is a village some 6 kilometres north-east of Albert, and the POZIERES BRITISH CEMETERY, which is enclosed by the Pozieres Memorial, is a little south-west of the village on the north side of the main road, D929, from Albert to Pozieres.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the London Free Press Jan. 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Newsclipping, undated but most likely from Chatham circa 1916 relating the a church service in honour of Private Watson. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com -
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Grave marker – Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England
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