Identity
Person No.
27850
Service No.
2208
Last Name
First Name
James
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
45
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On the Somme battlefield at Thiepval, overlooking the Ancre valley
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
3rd Regiment South African Infantry, Va Der Walp To Wright photograph
Notes
Son of James and Mary Ann Davidson Watson. Born at Brechin, Scotland. Enlisted in Lovat's Scouts, 1901. Served in the South African Campaign. Re-enlisted, Aug., 1914, also served in German South West Africa.
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "3rd Regiment South African Infantry, Va Der Walp To Wright photograph". Photograph: South African War Graves Project.
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