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WATT, JOSEPH

UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944

Full Name: WATT, JOSEPH
Date Of Birth: 25 Jun 1887
Age: 29
Birth Place: Gardenstown, Gamrie, Banff, Scotland
Nationality: British
Resided Place: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Scotland
Date: 15 May 1917
Date Of Death: 13 Feb 1955
Information: Later Chief Skipper
More Information: Further gazette dates: 04/05/1920 (Croix de Guerre); 16/11/1917 (Silver Medal – Italy); 27/02/1917 (Gold Medal) Further gazette pages: 5100 (Croix de Guerre); 11924 (Silver Medal – Italy); 2112 (Gold Medal) Gazette issue: 31886 (Croix de Guerre); 30386 (Silver Medal – Italy); 29966 (Gold Medal)
Rank Name: Skipper.
Service Number: W.S.A. 1206
Award Details: Award received from France during First World War (Croix de Guerre). Award received from Italy during First World War (Silver Medal). Award received from Serbia (including Serbs, Croats & Slovaks) during First World War (Gold Medal).
Gazette Date: 29 Aug 1917
Gazette Page: 8985 (V.C.); Issue: 30258 (V.C.)
Duty Location: Straits of Otranto
Service: Royal Navy
Unit: Royal Naval Reserve
Commemorated: Kirktown Cemetery, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Place of Death: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Conflict Period: World War I
Served For: United Kingdom
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Publication Title: UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source: London Gazette
Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023
Description: The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.