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William John Watson

In memory of:

Private William John Watson

July 29, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

760708

Age:

40

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

54th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

April 2, 1879

Husband of Fanny Gertrude Watson, of 4385, Main St., Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 346 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

VIII. E. 17.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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