Watson, Charles John –

Son of Charles James and Mary Emma Watson, of “The Sycamores”, Upper Park Road, Broughton Park, Lancashire. Gazetted January 1915. Wounded at Vimy Ridge, April 1916. Attached 8th Bn., Cheshire Regiment.

Personal details

  • Surname: Watson
  • Forename: Charles John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Broughton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: January 26th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lieutenant
  • Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Cheshire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
  • CWGC reference: XII. L. 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Salford Advertiser/Salford Reporter entries: 03/02/1917

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