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We remember Frank Watson
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birth
United Kingdom
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service
British Army
Lieutenant
West Yorkshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery
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service
British Army
Lieutenant
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
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1916
death
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1st July 1916
burial
Somme
France
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Frank |
| Initials | F |
| Last Name | Watson |
| Source | 4648891 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | West Yorkshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery | Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) | Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant Frank WatsonOriginal IWM image caption: Lieutenant Frank Watson. Unit: 18th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, attached to the 93rd Trench Mortar Battery. Death: 1 July 1916, wounded and missing in action between Serre and Beaumont Hamel, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. | Head portrait press cutting
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
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| Lieutenant Frank Watson | Wayne51525 |
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