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Digital gallery of Private 2nd Class John Cecil Watson
Digital gallery of
Private 2nd Class John Cecil Watson
Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker on the grave of John Cecil Watson (who died of disease) at the Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Ontario. A personal inscription near the bottom of the stone reads: "FOR HIS COUNTRY'S SAKE". (This image was taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permisssion.)
Digital gallery of
Private 2nd Class John Cecil Watson
John Cecil Watson is also commemorated on this family monument, which stands a few feet from his Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker, at the Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Ontario. (This image was taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without any further permission.)
Digital gallery of
Private 2nd Class John Cecil Watson
A relatively new (replacement) marker at the grave of Private John C. Watson, Royal Air Force, in the Fairview Cemetery, Davidson Avenue North, Listowel, Ontario. The new marker includes Pte Watson's age at the time of his death, but otherwise is very similar to the old one. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2018.)
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker on the grave of John Cecil Watson (who died of disease) at the Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Ontario. A personal inscription near the bottom of the stone reads: "FOR HIS COUNTRY'S SAKE". (This image was taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without further permisssion.)
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John Cecil Watson is also commemorated on this family monument, which stands a few feet from his Commonwealth War Graves Commission marker, at the Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Ontario. (This image was taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2012. It may be copied and used without any further permission.)
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A relatively new (replacement) marker at the grave of Private John C. Watson, Royal Air Force, in the Fairview Cemetery, Davidson Avenue North, Listowel, Ontario. The new marker includes Pte Watson's age at the time of his death, but otherwise is very similar to the old one. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2018.)
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Commemorated on:
Page 595 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LISTOWEL (FAIRVIEW) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
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