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Corporal Melville Gordon Watson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-10-12
Place of birth: Montrose Forfarshire Scotland
Next of kin: William Watson, Boddin, Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1916-06-02
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 26 - 28

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 424248
Highest Rank: Corporal (5th Battalion)
Rank detail

Corporal, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 1596915
LAC ID: 301952
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B10143-S008
Uploader's Notes: Son of the late William and Alice Watson, of Boddin, Montrose, Scotland.
Uploader's Research notes: [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-04-29