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James Andrew Watson

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant James Andrew Watson

April 28, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/20076

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

622 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Honours and Awards:

Mentioned in Despatches

Additional Information

Son of Robert Scott Watson, M.C., and Mary Kathleen Watson of Hamilton, Ontario.

Lancaster of 622 Squadron commanded by Flight Lieutenant J. Watson.

Commemorated on Page 472 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

1A. B. 23.

Location:

Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of JAMES ANDREW WATSON– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES ANDREW WATSON – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Correspondence– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Correspondence – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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  • Service Book– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Service Book – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES ANDREW WATSON– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES ANDREW WATSON – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Correspondence– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Correspondence – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star December 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star June 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Group Photo– F/O J A Watson, 2nd from right.

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    Group Photo – F/O J A Watson, 2nd from right.
  • Grave marker– Grave of F/L (Pilot) James Andrew WATSON, Mentioned in despatches, Grave: 1A.B.23, Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. For information about the crash of Lancaster ND 781, please see Veterans Affairs Canada website at this link: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/those-who-served/diaries-letters-stories/second-world-war/watson

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    Grave marker – Grave of F/L (Pilot) James Andrew WATSON, Mentioned in despatches, Grave: 1A.B.23, Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. For information about the crash of Lancaster ND 781, please see Veterans Affairs Canada website at this link: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/those-who-served/diaries-letters-stories/second-world-war/watson
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant James Andrew Watson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant James Andrew Watson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant James Andrew Watson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant James Andrew Watson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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