We remember Patrick Balfour Watson

We remember Patrick Balfour Watson

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Timeline

Timeline

1881
sibling William George Douglas Watson Source:9338607 1881
1890
birth Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland United Kingdom Source:5826832 Source:9338607 18th November 1890
1895
sibling Kenneth Clennell Watson Source:9338607 1895
1909
employment Solicitor's office Charles Watson - Solicitor Annan United Kingdom Source:9338607 1909 - 1911
1912
employment Clerk Canadian Bank of Commerce Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan Canada Source:9338607 1912 - May 1915
1915
enlistment Edmonton, Alberta Canada Source:9338607 May 1915
1916
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 437089 Sailed with 51st Canadian Infantry Battalion Joined 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion on the Western Front Source:9338607 April 1916 - 27th June 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9338607 April 1916 - 27th June 1916
education Early education Annan Academy Annan, Scotland United Kingdom Source:9338607
education Warriston College Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland United Kingdom Source:9338607
service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 437089 Canadian Infantry Source:7252842
1916
death Killed in Action Railway Dugouts (Transport Farm) Belgium Source:7252842 Source:9338607 27th June 1916
burial Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (transport Farm) CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Location in Belgium known as Railway Dugouts (Transport Farm) Belgium Source:7252842 Source:9338607

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Patrick Balfour
Initials PB
Last Name Watson
Source 5826832
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Canadian Expeditionary Force 437089 Canadian Infantry Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force 437089 Sailed with 51st Canadian Infantry Battalion Joined 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion on the Western Front Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah Elizabeth Watson, born Clennell mother
Charles Watson father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William George Douglas Watson brother 1881
Kenneth Clennell Watson brother 1895

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Official Records

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Canadian Attestation Papers
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Scottish Military Research Group records David35484

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Private Patrick Balfour Watson, Canadian Infantry David35484
Patrick Balfour Watson (centre), after tennis David35484
The Annan river and town, Dumfriesshire, Scotland David35484
Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force 1916 David35484
Shield of the Canadian Expeditionary Force 1916 David35484

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