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Military service
Service number:
219423
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
Division:
46th Bn.
Birth:
January 14, 1897
Death:
November 16, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
H. North-East. 15.
Additional information
Son of John and Catherine Watson, of Cromarty. H. North-East.
Digital gallery of Private Thomas Watson
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Gananoque Remembers
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P> -
Memorial Page
Thomas Watson is honoured on page 111 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005. -
Cromarty War Memorial
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Inscription
Names on Cromarty War Memorial. -
Grave Marker
Photo courtesy Andrew Bathie, Cromarty, Scotland.
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas Watson
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas Watson
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas Watson
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas Watson
Digital gallery of
Private Thomas Watson
CROMARTY CEMETERY Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom
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