- First Name(s):ArthurGeorge
- Surname:WATSON
- Service Number:14683123
- Rank:
Sapper
- Conflict:WW2
- Service:Army
- Army Sector:Engineers
- Corps:Corps of Royal Engineers
- Regiment:Royal Engineers
- Unit:905 Stevedore Company
- Former Units:None
- Date of Death:20th August 1944
- Age At Death:37
- Place of Death:Unknown
- Place of Burial:Commemorated on Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Surrey, England, Panel 7. Column 2.
- Place of Birth:Unknown
- Home Town:Unknown
- Casualty's Relatives:
Son of Edwin and Annie Watson; husband of P. D. Watson, of Droitwich, Worcestershire
WATSON Arthur George Is Named On These Memorials
Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above
Hanbury St Mary the Virgin Church with the information: Sapper Royal Engineers.
Further Information About WATSON Arthur George
Appears on the Army casualty list for Worcestershire.
Worked for the council as a labourer in the Highways and Bridges Department.
A letter from the Reverend W.A. Trippass, St Peter, Droitwich dated 23rd May 1950 can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that Arthur Watson be added to the county roll of honour.
A letter from the Reverend L.J. Birch, Hanbury, dated April 1950 can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that Sapper Arthur George Watson, Royal Engineers, be added to the county roll of honour.
The following information has been researched and transcribed by Peter Kennedy:
Arthur Watson lived at 7 Charles Henry Road, Droitwich. He was posted missing in August 1944. He was educated at Broughton Green School. Prior to enlisting he was employed by the Highways Department of Worcestershire County Council. Arthur was a keen footballer and cricketer.
Arthur Watson has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Brookwood Memorial.