New Testament of Sergeant E.E. Watson, Royal Fusiliers
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New Testament of Sergeant E.E. Watson, Royal Fusiliers
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| Subject |
Watson, Edward Ernest
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| Notes |
Sergeant Edward Ernest Watson (2110 1/4th Battalion London Regiment Royal Fusiliers) fought in South Africa, and was a reservist when the First World War was declared and re-joined very early on. He died at the Battle of Ginchy, on the Somme, on 9 September 1916. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial as there is no known grave for him. He would have been the brother of John Porter's grandfather.
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| Item date |
1914 - 1916
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| Creation place |
Ginchy, Somme
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| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Alun Edwards
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| Filename |
GWA_7283_06062008379.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Alun Edwards (Powys Archives submissions day)
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| Contributed on the behalf of |
John Porter
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Collection
Citation
“New Testament of Sergeant E.E. Watson, Royal Fusiliers,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 29, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/8167.
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