| Surname: | Watson |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/5092 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 19/9/1914 to 13/4/1917. Formerly Pte. 1 East Kent Regiment. No. L/8331. He was Born in Faversham, enlisted in Canterbury and Resided in Benenden. Died 2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. Inscription on gravestone: Gone but not forgotten. John Watson. Home Address: The Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent. Info from pension card: John Watson, No. 8331 (East Kent Regiment No), MFP No. P/5092, Pte, 21/8/1917, killed in action also his brother Ernest Watson, East Kent Regiment, No. 9338, L/Cpl, 2 East Kent Regiment, Killed. Claimant Mrs Watson, The Street, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent. Brother killed 8/2/1915, age 23 years, 2 East Kent Regiment, buried Bedford House Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. John Watson. |
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| Date of Death: | Aug. 21, 1917 |
| Company: | MFP |
| CWGC Link: | 369199 |
| Cemetery: | BENENDEN (ST GEORGE) CHURCHYARD, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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