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Wartime Heritage
ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
John Crittendon L. Watson
Rank:
Lieutenant
Service:
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
HMCS Valleyfield (K 329)
Date of Birth:
July 28, 1918
Place of Birth:
Yarmouth, NS
John was the son of John Jorden Crittenden Watson and Mary
Gertrude (Seeley) Watson. The family left Yarmouth and was
residing in the United States when John enlisted with the
Canadian Navy. He was the husband of Mary Yvonne Watson,
of Ottawa. Ontario.
He was killed when HMCS Valleyfield was torpedoed and sunk
on May 7, 1944.
Date of Death:
May 7, 1944
Age at Death:
25
Memorial:
Halifax Memorial
Reference:
Panel 11
Commemorated on Page 473 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on October 10
(Not listed on the Yarmouth War Memorial)
Sources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
Photo: McGill University archives photo
John Crittendon L. Watson