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William Robert Watson

In memory of:

Lance Corporal William Robert Watson

May 22, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

808260

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

31st Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

July 28, 1891

Son of William and Maria Watson, of Manor Farm, Hopton, Great Yarmouth, England.

Digitized service file.

Commemorated on Page 519 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ACHICOURT ROAD CEMETERY (ACHICOURT)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

E. 15.

Location:

Achicourt is a village and commune in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, immediately South of Arras. The Achicourt Road Cemetery lies between the villages of Achicourt and Beaurains, a little East of the main road from Arras to Amiens, about two kilometers from Arras railway station. The cemetery covers an area of 700 square yards and is surrounded by a low brick wall. It is planted with Siberian crab trees and flowering shrubs.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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