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New Testament of Sergeant E.E. Watson, Royal Fusiliers

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SubjectWatson, Edward Ernest
TitleNew Testament of Sergeant E.E. Watson, Royal Fusiliers
NotesSergeant Edward Ernest Watson (2110 1/4th Battalion London Regiment Royal Fusiliers) fought in South Africa, and was a reservist when the First World War was declared and re-joined very early on. He died at the Battle of Ginchy, on the Somme, on 9 September 1916. His name is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial as there is no known grave for him. He would have been the brother of John Porter's grandfather.
Item Date1914 - 1916
Creation placeGinchy, Somme
File typeImage
Item sourceBook
Item mediumPaper
ContentPublication
CataloguerAlun Edwards
FilenameGWA_7283_06062008379.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameAlun Edwards (Powys Archives submissions day)
Contributed on the behalf ofJohn Porter
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/8167