Son of Leonard and Alice Watson; husband of Margaret Watson (nee Woodman), of Upper Brook Street, Rugeley, Staffordshire. Formerly Prince of Wales’s North Staffordshire Regiment. Died in Victoria Hospital, Lichfield.
Watson, David Eric –
Personal details
- Surname: Watson
- Forename: David Eric
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Staffordshire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 29th, 1943
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: 1st Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps.
- Service number: 235089
- Regiment: Royal Armoured Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW2
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia
- CWGC reference: 6. D. 3.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/05/1943
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 1c