Private Robert Watson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1884-04-06
Place of birth: Newcastle-upon-Tyne England
Next of kin: Charles Thulin, friend. The Willows Hotel, Campbell River, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Blacksmith
Occupation (normalized): Blacksmith, General
Address:
Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery, A. 24.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 761221
Highest Rank:
Private
(102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-05 to 1917-04-04
- Private (Army). 1916-04-19 to 1916-12-05
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
Commemoration location: Cenotaph at Campbell River, British Columbia
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 618496
LAC ID:
302053
Service file: B10144-S048
Uploader's Notes:
Son of George Booth and Barbara Booth of 42 Howard Street, Hartlepool, Co. Durham, England
aka WATSON, Robert
From Circumstances of Casualty form:
This soldier, Pte.Robert Booth, enlisted under the assumed name of Robert WATSON
Uploader's Research notes:
121st Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
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Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-17