Dr. William Humphreys WATSON

Dr. William Humphreys WATSON

William WATSON Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 8, 2019.
WATSON Dr. William Humphreys ('Tiger') MBE, MC, Legion D'Honneur died peacefully on 29th December 2018, aged 97 years, six weeks after the death of his beloved wife of 68 years, Wyn. Last surviving commando of the raid on St. Nazaire in 1942. Over fifty years of dedicated medical service in Britain and overseas. Greatly loved for his compassion, integrity and cheerfulness. He will be missed by his four children and nine grandchildren. Service at The Alington Hall, Shrewsbury, SY3 7AR at 4pm, on Saturday 26th January 2019. No flowers by request please but donations to Oxfam, the Severn Hospice, and The Stroke Association. Enquiries to Clive Pugh Funeral Directors, tel: 01743 244644.

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Saint-Nazaire Society

January 23, 2019

We have learned with deep emotion and sadness the death of Dr William Humphrey Watson. We will remember him as a hero of the raid on Saint-Nazaire, a chariteers who has always kept the memory alive. We offer his family our sincere condolences.

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95 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6BD

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