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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

James Cameron Watson

In memory of:

Lieutenant James Cameron Watson

September 30, 1918

Military Service

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Additional Information

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:

CANTIMPRE CANADIAN CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

A. 20.

Location:

The route to the Cantimpre Canadian Cemetery is signposted from the D939 at Raillencourt and is located 1 kilometre north of Sailly on the D140 on the left hand side of the road towards Sancourt. Sailly is a village in the Department of the Nord approximately 3 kilometres north-west of Cambrai just to the north of the main road from Arras to Cambrai (D939). The "Marcoing Line," one of the German defence systems before Cambrai, ran from Marcoing Northward through Sailly to the West of Cantimpre and the East of the village of Haynecourt. The Cemetery at Cantimpre was originally called the Marcoing Line British Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Halifax Evening Mail October 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– This photo of Lt. Watson appeared with an article dated October 12th, 1918, published in the Toronto Star.

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    Newspaper Clipping – This photo of Lt. Watson appeared with an article dated October 12th, 1918, published in the Toronto Star.
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    Newspaper Clipping 2

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