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Captain THOMAS PALMER WATSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

East Lancashire Regiment

Adjt. 6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 07 March 1917

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY

XX. G. 12.

Iraq

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross, Twice Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Mrs. Alice J. Watson, of The Hollies, Breaston, Derby. Educated at Sidney Sussex College, Camb.
  • Personal Inscription GLAD DID I LIVE AND GLADLY DIE
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Buried or commemorated at

BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY
Iraq
Number of casualties: 7420
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