The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private A G Watson

Photograph by "Kenneth Celie"

Private Arthur Grove WATSON, G/17912, 6th Battalion Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds (gun shot wound, back), 19 Casualty Clearing Station, Flanders France, 4th August 1917.

Born Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, son of William & Eliza Watson, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire.

18th January 1910, Parish Church, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire, Arthur Grove Watson, age 24, bachelor, groom, Everdon, father William Watson, labourere, married Annie Eliza Lee Smith, spinster, Everdon, father, William Smith, Publican.

1911 Census - "Barley Mow Inn," Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire - Arthur Grove Watson, head, age 25, married, groom & public house, worker, born Hardingstone, Northamptonshire; Annie Elizabeth Watson, wife, age 25, married 1 year, no children, born Ladbroke, Warwickshire.

Children - William Atkin Watson, born, 22nd April 1911, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Victor Watson, born 30th October 1913, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; George Stanley Watson, born 25th November 1915, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire;

Separation Allowance 21/1 a week, Allotment of Pay 3/6 a week payable to wife.

Enlisted Daventry, Northamptonshire, age 32 years & 6 months, / 30 years 9 months, height 5ft 8⅝ / 5ft 8½inches, weight 168lbs. Resided Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire. Formerly farm labourer.

9th February 1916, enlisted & posted 27th (Reserve), Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, 2915; posted TRaing Reserve, Service No.TR/10/56939; 6th October 1916, embarked & posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th October 1916, joined Battalion, In the Field; 4th November 1916, joined Army Service Corps for Thrashing; 23rd December 1916, rejoined Battalion; 13th January 1917, 36 Field Ambulance, bronchitis; rejoined Battalion;

Children - Vera Watson, born 20th July 1917, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire.

2nd August 1917, wounded in action.

11th February 1918, pension of 28/9 a week awarded to widow and four children.

1st June 1920, Statement of Relatives - Widow, Annie Eliza Lee Watson, "Barley Mow Inn," Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Children - William Atkin Watson, 22nd April 1911, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Victor Watson, 30th October 1913, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; George Stanley Watson, 25th November 1915, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Vera Watson, 20th July 1917, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire Father, William Watson, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Mother, Eliza Watson, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Brothers - William Watson, age 43, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Albert Watson, age 40, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Harry Watson, age 32, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire; Sisters - Mary Kate Watson, age 38, Barley Mow Inn, Everdon, Daventry, Northamptonshire.

Buried at Duisans British Cemetery, VI. B. 7., Etrun, Pas de Calais, France.

This page was last updated on 27-Mar-2023.