Private Alexander Watson

Private Alexander Watson (HM1G1O)

Location: St. Catharines, Ontario 14139 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 9.584', W 79° 14.819'

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Erected to the memory of Private Alexander Watson, 90th Winnipeg Batt. Rifles, Canadian volunteers, and his companions in arms, who fell in battle during the rebellion in the N.W.T., A.D. 1885. "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." Lt.-Col. A.T.H. Williams, Battlefield Rifles, N.W.M. Police; Corp. W.H.T. Lowry, R.B. Sleish, Const. P. Burke.



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Boulton's Scouts

Capt. E.L. Brown, J. French, Intelligence Corps, at Duck Lake, Fish Creek, Cut Knife, Batoche;
W. Cook, W. Phillips, C.Co., I.S.C.;
Private J. Watson, Bugler H. Foulkes, C.G.F. Guards;
Private J. Rogers, Private Osgoode, 10th Royal Grenadiers;
Lieut. W. Fitch, Private T. Moor, 90th Battl'n Rifles; Lieut. C, Swinford, Corp. J. Code,
Private A.W. Ferguson, J. Hutchinson, W. Ennis, R.R. Hardisty, J. Fraser, G. Wheeler, Private T.H. Damanolley, lieut. A.W. Keppen.



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Major Henry M. Arnold, 90th Winnipeg Rifles, Capt. 2nd Special Service Battalion, R.C.R.I., died Feb. 23rd 1900, from wounds received in action at Paardeburg Drift, South Africa, Feb. 18th 1900.

Lieut. J. Edgar Burch, Adjt. 2nd Dragoons, attached to 1st Battalion C.M.R., on special duty, killed in action near Pretoria, South Africa, July 16th 1900.

Private Archibald Radcliffe, 1st Battalion C.M.R., 2nd Troop, A Squadron, Field Force, South Africa, killed near Belfast, S.A., Sept.. 23rd 1900.

Corp. Robert Irwin, 19th St. Catharines Regt., wounded at Houtuck, South Africa, May 1st 1900. died in Bloemfontein, S.A., July 1st 1900.
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HM NumberHM1G1O
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Year Placed1886
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 6:54pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 642516 N 4780044
Decimal Degrees43.15973333, -79.24698333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 9.584', W 79° 14.819'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 9' 35.04" N, 79° 14' 49.14" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)716
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 50 Church St, St. Catharines Ontario 14139, CA
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