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His inscription reads: Comrades of the Great War (Moy Post) - In loving memory of our late comrade, Sergeant W A Watson, M.T. Royal Army Service Corps, who died 3rd August 1919. |
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Lance Corporal Watson is buried in St James’ Church Of Ireland Churchyard in Moy, County Tyrone. He does not have a CWGC headstone, but is listed with them. |
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Lance Corporal George Albert Watson died of tuberculosis in Moy on the 3rd August 1919. He was 25 years old. |
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No medal card can be found, so this may imply he never served overseas. |
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George was born in County Galway about 1894. |
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Lance Corporal George Albert Watson served with the Royal Army Service Corps. |
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Family: William Watson, Catherine Watson, William John Watson (born about 1892), George Albert Watson (born about 1894), Marian Elizabeth Watson (born about 1896) |
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By 1911 the family had moved to Moy, Co Tyrone. George was still a scholar. His father worked as a land steward on the Roxborough Estate. The family lived in the only house in Clonbeg. Clonbeg was north of Roxborough Castle. |
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The 1901 census shows George to a schoolboy, living with his mother in Castleblakeney, Galway. |
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George Albert Watson was the youngest son of William and Catherine Watson. |