Private Herbert WATSON, G/20046, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after, 26th October 1917.

Born Rishholme, Lincolnshire, son og George & Charlotte Watson.

1911 Census - Welton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire - George Watson, head, age 53, married, shepherd, farm, worker, born Withen, Lincolnshire; Charlotte Watson, wife, age 52, married 31 years, 9 children, 7 still alive, born Langworth, Lincolnshire; Herbert Watson, age 21, single, labour on farm, farm, worker, born Lincoln, Lincolnshire; Ivy Watson, daughter, age 11, school, born Welton, Lincolnshire; William Hill, lodger, age 60, labour on farm, farm, born Binbrook, Lincolnshire.

Enlisted Grantham, Lincolnshire, age 26 years & 236 days, height 5ft 6½ inches.  Resided Coleby, Lincolnshire. Formerly waggoner.

Home 1st October 1916 to 11th October 1917; BEF 12th October 1917 to 26th October 1917.

1st October 1916, deemed to have enlisted;

10th October 1916, Lincoln, Medical History - age 26 years & 37 days, height 5ft 6½ inches, weight 132 lbs, waggoner;

24th April 1917, called up for Service, Grantham, joined; 26th April 1917, Scarborough, No.3. Depot, General Service Cavalry; 27th April 1917, posted General Service Cavalry, Service No.33908; 29th April 917, 3rd Reserve Regiment, General Service Cavalry; 25th August 1917, transferred to 5th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, Service No.G/59205; 12th October 1917, embarked from 5th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers; 13th October 1917, Infantry Base Depot, posted 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers; 14th October 1917, 39 Infantry Base Depot, transferred to Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th October 1917, 39 Infantry Base Depot, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th October 1917, joined Battalion, In the Field; 26th October 1917, posted missing. 

24th June 1918, date when Separation Allowance of 5/11 payable to mother, will cease.

8th October 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father George Watson, Coleby, Lincolnshire; Mother, Charlotte Watson, Coleby, Lincolnshire; Brothers - none; Sisters - Annie Knowles, age 39, 43 Crown Street, Derby; Rebecca Wood, age 37,  Bassingham, Lincoln; Florence Emmett, age 35, 12 Hope Street, Lincoln; Elsie Popple, age 25, 1 Parrys? Court, Northgate, Sleaford; Ivy Jessie Watson, age 19, Coleby, Lincolnshire.

Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 106 to 108, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium / Coleby, Lincolnshire Roll of Honour.

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