WATSON George Collinson
Died 24 June 1917 Age 31
Buried Lijssenthoek, Belgium
Photograph of his grave and him in uniform
George Collinson Watson
Service Record
Sapper 388757 Royal Engineers 4th Siege Company (Royal Monmouth)
He was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Watson of Newbiggin, Middleston-in Teasdale, Durham and husband of Ellen Grace Watson owho is shown as living in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. They had a son Douglas Garland Watson who is recorded as being baptised at Carnforth Methodist Church on 16 November 1915 and had been born the previous month.
The night the 1901 census was taken it showed George staying with his grandparents
The Lancashire electoral role shows for 1914-1916 he was living at 5 North Road, Carnforth Lancaster.
The data is the editor’s interpretation of documents from:
- The National Archive
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Find My Past (this can be viewed free of charge in local UK libraries if you are a library member).
- Ancestry.co.uk (this can be viewed free of charge in local UK libraries if you are a library member).
- Everyone Remembered.