Identity
Person No.
27852
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
J G F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
attd. 1st Bn. Nigeria Regiment, R.W.A.F.F.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at the wells at Dobel. They climbed a steep bush-covered ridge on the right of the enemy line, rushed an Italian post and captured a machine-gun, but on trying to advance further, were met by heavy fire
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Edwin L. Watson and Mabel Violet Watson; nephew of Florence Phillips, of Melsetter, Southern Rhodesia.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project