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Clifford Gordon Watson

In memory of:

Lieutenant Commander Clifford Gordon Watson

August 23, 1949
Malton, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

076336

Age:

27

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

HMCS Shearwater

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Alantic Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, War Medal 1939-1945

Additional Information

Born:

January 5, 1922
Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

November 11, 1941
Portsmouth, England

Son of Stanley Alvin Watson. Husband of Joan Mary (nee Fawcett) and father of Wendy Watson of Upminster, Essex, England.

Commemorated on Page 5 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TORONTO (PARK LAWN) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Lot 172, Section S, Grave 4

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  • Newspaper Clipping– This tribute was re-published in the March 1950 issue (at page 32) of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – This tribute was re-published in the March 1950 issue (at page 32) of the Crowsnest, the magazine of the Royal Canadian Navy. (Submitted by Navy League Cadet Corps CHAMBLY, Barrie, Ontario.)
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Stained Glass– This Stained Glass Window at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater includes four badges: HMCS Shearwater, HMCS Warrior, HMCS Magnificent, and HMCS Bonaventure. The caption states: 1945 Fifty years of Naval Air 1995 For those in peril on the sea

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – This Stained Glass Window at the Shearwater Aviation Museum in 12 Wing Canadian Forces Base Shearwater includes four badges: HMCS Shearwater, HMCS Warrior, HMCS Magnificent, and HMCS Bonaventure. The caption states: 1945 Fifty years of Naval Air 1995 For those in peril on the sea

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