We remember Percy Watson

We remember Percy Watson

Timeline

Timeline

1888
birth Burnley United Kingdom Source:4653778 27th August 1888
1908
marriage Bertha Lakin Source:4653778 16th November 1908 - 23rd September 1918
1909
children Stanley Frederick Watson Source:4653778 26th September 1909
1912
children Marjorie Watson Source:4653778 4th July 1912
employment Butcher Self Employed Manchester United Kingdom Source:4653778
service British Army Corporal 275818 Manchester Regiment Source:4653778
service British Army Corporal 235869 East Lancashire Regiment Source:4653778
1918
death Killed in Action Percy received a shrapnel wound to his chest from a shell at around midnight on the 23rd September 1918 Near Oppy, France France Source:7112805 Source:4653778 23rd September 1918
burial Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-En-Gohelle CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7112805

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Percy
Initials P
Last Name Watson
Source 4653778
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 275818 Manchester Regiment Corporal
British Army 235869 East Lancashire Regiment Corporal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Marjorie Watson daughter 4th July 1912
Stanley Frederick Watson son 26th September 1909
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Louisa Walter mother
Alfred Watson father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Bertha Lakin wife 16th November 1908

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