Corps of Military Police
Soldier Details:
Surname: | Watson | |
Initials:   | J. | |
Rank:   | Lance Corporal | |
Army No.:  | 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. |
Casualty Details:
Date Killed: | 21st August 1917 |
Company: | MFP |
Cemetery: | BENENDEN (ST GEORGE) CHURCHYARD   UNITED KINGDOM |
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