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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

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Twice Mentioned in Despatches, Military Cross
  • 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
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
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Buried or commemorated at

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