John Francis Leo Watson

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772178

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

September 8th, 1918

Cemetery:

Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension - Pas de Calais, France - IV.A.59.

Commemorated at:

Sacred Heart Church (Paris), Paris Roman Catholic Cemetery Memorial Pillar, Penmans Ltd. Honour Roll

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Paris, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

Paris, Ontario

Next of kin address:

West River Street, Paris, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Carder

Employer:

Penmans No. 9 Mill

Religious denominations:

Roman Catholic

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

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Circumstances of service: Killed

Cause and Place of Death: Died of Wounds. No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station

BX September 17, 1918

Private L. Watson of Paris Killed – Went Overseas with the 125th

PARIS, Sept. 17. – Another Paris boy has made the supreme sacrifice in the person of Private John Francis Leo Watson, only son of the late Mr. J.J. Watson and Mrs. Watson. Private Watson enlisted in 1916 with the 125th Battalion, and went overseas with that unit, going to France in March last with the 54th Battalion. The official announcement says that he died of wounds on September 8. Deceased, who was about 30 years of age, was born in Paris and lived here all his life, where he was well and favorably known. He leaves to mourn his loss his mother and one sister, Miss Mellany, who are at present residing in Brantford.