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Peter Watt

Private

Service No. 2652

Age 18

Died on 13 November 1916

Gordon Highlanders

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

Somme, France

Son of Mrs. Margaret Watt, of Moss Side, Countess Wells, Aberdeen.

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Arthur Macdonald

Remembered by the Macdonald family

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Henry Harrison

Peter, O valiant heart, who to your glory came through dust and ashes …. your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

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Poppy Shop Supporter

We will remember them.

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Josh Watt

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

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Josh Watt

We will remember them. Today, Tomorrow, Forever.

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Private Peter Watt MM Peter was the 3rd son of William and Margaret Watt and was born in 1897 at Mosside, Counteswells, Aberdeenshire. He en...

Arthur Macdonald

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Peter, though sad to read of your sacrifice, I am pleased to be given this opportunity to salute you as a brave soldier in the Gordon Highl...

Henry Harrison

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As a child, I used to stare at the framed set of medals, accompanied by a bronze plaque and scroll, that were earned by my great-uncle Peter...

Josh Watt

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