Watson | Charles George Arthur | 359 | Bugler | Source: OZ-Boer database | Victoria, 4th Imperial Contingent |
Watson | Charles H | 23414 | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Kitchener's Horse |
Watson | Charles Hatton | 30751 | Trooper | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 85th Company, 22nd Btn, IY |
Watson | Charles Scott Moncrief Chalmer | | Lieutenant | Engineer Services. QSA issued 15 Nov 1905.
QSA (5) CC OFS Tr SA01 SA02
TNA ref 155/5
DSO GV, silver-gilt and enamel; OBE (Military) Officer's 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; QSA (5) CC, OFS, SA01, SA02 (Lieut., RE); 1914-15 Star (Capt., RE); BWM and VM (MID) (Lt. Col.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed
Charles Scott Moncrief Chalmers Watson was born on 25 February 1881. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 2 May 1900. During the Second Boer War, he served in operations in CC and the Orange River Colony, December 1901; and operations in Tr, December 1901-May 1902. Promoted to Lieutenant in May 1903; Captain in May 1910; Major in November 1916; Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in March 1918 and substantive Lieutenant-Colonel in September 1925. Attained the rank of Colonel whilst on Half Pay in September 1929. He retired from the Army in 1933. Awarded the Delhi Durbar Medal in 1911 having served with the Government of India Railway Department as Assistant Manager North Western Railway. During the Great War he served in German and Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland and Northern Rhod, 17 October 1914-25 November 1918. He was Assistant Director of Railway Traffic East African Force, 1 March-July 1918, and Deputy Director of Railways, 20 July 1918-4 February 1919. For his wartime services he was twice mentioned in despatches and awarded the DSO and OBE. DNW Sep 2014 £1550 | Royal Engineers, Staff |
Watson | Charles Thomas | 33778 | Private | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 63rd Co, 1st Btn, IY |
Watson | Charles W | 42 | Trooper | Source: OZ-Boer database | New South Wales, 1st Battalion Australian Commonwe |
Watson | Chas | 350 | Trooper | Source: QSA medal roll in WO100/286 | Uitenhage DMT |
Watson | Claude | 37379 | Trooper | Joined 25 May 01
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Nesbitt's Horse |
Watson | D | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 43rd Battery, RFA |
Watson | D | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Gordon Highlanders |
Watson | D | 619 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | (Cameronians) Scottish Rifles |
Watson | D | 1097 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | (Princess Louise's) Sutherland and Argyll Highland |
Watson | D | | | 1st Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) |
Watson | D | 9182 | Private | 1st Btn. Wounded at Farquhar's Farm. 30 Oct 1899.
Source: Natal Field Force Casualty Roll, page 137 line 17 | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
Watson | D | 9182 | Private | QSA (1)
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Talana from the Talana book | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
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