We remember Herbert Henry Watson

We remember Herbert Henry Watson

Timeline

Timeline

1897
birth Beverley, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:7964059 Source:7964054 June 1897
1911
dates Age 14 Source:7964056 April 1911
1911
employment Telegraph Messenger General Post Office Hull, Yorkshire, East Riding United Kingdom Source:7964056 April 1911
1911
location 49 Hardwick Street, Princess Avenue, Hull, Yorkshire, East Riding United Kingdom parents address Source:7964056 April 1911
1916
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:7964054 1916
1916
service British Army Rifleman 7655 London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Source:7424929 1916 - 9th October 1916
1916
service British Army Rifleman 5710 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7964054 1916 - 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7964054 1916 - 9th October 1916
1917
service British Army Rifleman 393727 London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Source:4650888 1st January 1917
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7424929 Source:7964054 9th October 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7424929

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Herbert Henry
Initials HH
Last Name Watson
Source 7424929
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
49 Hardwick Street, Princess Avenue, Hull, Yorkshire, East Riding United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7655 London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Rifleman
British Army 5710 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
British Army 393727 London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Rifleman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ada Watson mother
Joseph Watson father

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Valerie34433
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Valerie34433

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