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Record #23191
Name :
: Francis Allan WATT (1881 - 1917)
  aka : Frank, Private Watt


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Date of Birth
: 14 Jul 1881

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 7 May 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, New Deer
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: - Unknown -

Placement Family
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Francis 'Frank' Allan Watt. Sources list his arrival in 1896 at the age of 15 through Quarrier's organization, however there is no Library Archive proof of that date, and Francis himself later states on the 1911 Census that he immigrated in 1905.

1911 Canadian Census records for Frank Watt in Vancouver City state that he was a single Lodger born in Jul 1881 in Scotland and arrived in 1905.

Attestation papers signed 30 Aug 1915 at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Francis 'Frank' Allan Watt was born 14 Jul 1881 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His Next of Kin was listed as Mrs. Watt, his Mother, of New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His trade was listed as Blacksmith. 5'10" in height, he was fair with blue eyes and brown hair. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers state that Frank was Killed in Action. His final resting place unknown. His name is listed on the Vimy Memorial.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56684939 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-12 23:42:53 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-12 23:44:06 /

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23191 WATT, Francis Allan1881SCT,    , New Deer 1896 : - Unknown - CAN Quarriers