WATSON, Gilbert
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
45RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
CH/X 114698
Born:
Tuesday, February 10, 1925
Birthplace:
Rowlands Gill, Co. Durham
Died :
Tuesday, June 6, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
19
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Marine Gilbert Watson, 'E' Troop, was killed in acion on the beach at Normandy, France. Son of David and Annie Watson, of Highfield, Co. Durham.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
CWGC.
Registers Of Reports Of Deaths: Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
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