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John Cecil Watson

In memory of:

Private 2nd Class John Cecil Watson

October 11, 1918
Toronto, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

174764

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

RAF Recruits Depot Toronto

Additional Information

Son of William Musgrave Watson and Sara Elizabeth Watson, of Britton, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 595 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LISTOWEL (FAIRVIEW) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Lot. 8. Range 21.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– 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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    Memorial
    Memorial – 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.)
  • Grave Marker– 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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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – 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.)
  • Grave marker– 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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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – 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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