Private 242402 Joseph William WATSON

Private 242402 Joseph William Watson{gallery}Pte J W Watson{/gallery}2nd / 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 6th September 1918, aged 21. He had returned to the front in July having been wounded in April.

• Buried: Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave ref: Fleurbaix Chyd Memorial 40.
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
• Only son of Joseph and Ellen Louisa Watson
• NNWFHS memorial: Glascote
  

Links to relevant information

• CWGC Page for Pte Watson
• NNWFHS Glascote War Memorial Page
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery

1911 census and family history information

• Employed at Tamworth gas works Tamworth Herald
• Lived at 22 New Street, Glascote [1911]