We remember Francis Shuldham Watson

We remember Francis Shuldham Watson

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Timeline

Timeline

1880
birth Exeter, Devon United Kingdom Source:8660100 Source:9137002 2nd May 1880
1899
commission Regular Source:8660100 22nd November 1899
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5322399 1st March 1917
awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:8660100
education Haileybury and Imperial Services College United Kingdom Source:8660100
education Royal Military Academy Woolwich United Kingdom Source:8660100
service British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery Source:5322399
service British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery 276 Siege Battery Source:8660100
1918
death Died of wounds Died of wounds sustained on the preceding day. Boullens France Source:8660100 2nd May 1918
burial Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 2 CWGC Cemetery/Memorial France I.A.1 Source:8660100

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Francis Shuldham
Initials FS
Last Name Watson,
Source 9136994
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery Major
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery 276 Siege Battery Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
DSO British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Charlotte Watson mother
Lt Col John Whaley Watson father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Andrew13060
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew13060
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew13060
British Army, Royal Artillery officer deaths 1850-2011 Transcription Andrew13060
Medal Index Cards Transcription Andrew13060

External Evidence

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List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery (Kane's List), Vol II Nick27633
The-VC-and-DSO-Volume-III Nick27633

Multimedia

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Major Francis Shuldham Watson DSO Nick27633
Distinguished Service Order Vincent96527
Name on Singapore Cenotaph Rosemary251
The Straits Settlements War Memorial Singapore Rosemary251

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