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Richard Henry Watson

In memory of:

Private Richard Henry Watson

January 5, 1944
Camp Niigata-Rinko 5B, Osaka, Japan

Military Service


Service Number:

L/22333

Age:

34

Force:

Army

Unit:

Winnipeg Grenadiers, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information


Born:

December 10, 1909
Vantage, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

June 14, 1940
Regina, Saskatchewan

Son of William John and Blanche May Watson.

Commemorated on Page 473 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Cdn Sec. B. B. 12.

Location:

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.

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