We remember Alexander Watson

We remember Alexander Watson

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth Birkenhead United Kingdom Source:5826395 6th March 1891
1891
location 35 Harland Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead United Kingdom parents address Source:9327490 2nd April 1891
1901
location 27 Harland Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead United Kingdom parents address Source:9327475 2nd April 1901
1911
employment Merchant's Clerk James Finlay and Company West India Liverpool United Kingdom Source:9560483 2nd April 1911
1911
location 36 Elm Grove, Birkenhead United Kingdom parents address Source:9327463 2nd April 1911
1914
employment Clerk Imperial Bank of Canada Edmonton Canada Source:9560483 1914
1915
employment Bank Clerk United Kingdom Source:5826395 17th August 1915
1915
enlistment Edmonton Canada Source:5826395 17th August 1915
1919
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 437632 Alberta Regiment 49th Battalion Source:8807658 7th February 1919
marriage Rose Watson Source:8807519
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 437632 49th Battaliom Source:8807519
1918
death Pas de Calais France Source:8807519 Source:8807651 29th September 1918
1919
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:8807658 7th February 1919
burial Bucquoy Road Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial FICHEUX France IV. A. 49 Source:8807519
sibling Alexandrina Watson Source:9327463
sibling Cristina Watson Source:9327463
sibling George Walker Watson Source:9327463
sibling Grace Watson Source:9327463

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Alexander
Initials A
Last Name Watson,
Source 8807658
First Names Alec
Initials A
Last Name Watson
Source 9560483
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
27 Harland Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1901
35 Harland Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1891
36 Elm Grove, Birkenhead United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 437632 49th Battaliom Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force 437632 Alberta Regiment 49th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
MM British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Watson father
Elizabeth Brown Watson nee Walker mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alexandrina Watson sister
Cristina Watson sister
George Walker Watson brother
Grace Watson sister
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rose Watson wife
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914 Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Canadian Attestation Papers
Medal Index Cards Transcription Anne23518
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne23518

External Evidence

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Commonwealth War Graves Record Alun44477
Military Medal Citation Anne23518
Ancestry link to 1911 Census Alun44477
Ancestry link to 1901 Census Alun44477
Ancestry link to 1891 Census Alun44477

Multimedia

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Birkenhead Institute Roll of Honour Alun44477
Birkenhead Institute War Memorial Alun44477
News article extracted from Birkenhead News Alun44477
Portrait of A Watson Alun44477

Stories

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