St. Catharines in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Private Alexander Watson
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1. Private Alexander Watson Memorial
Erected to the memory of Private Alexander Watson, 90th Winnipeg Batt. Rifles, Canadian volunteers, and his companions in arms, who fell in battle during the rebellion in the N.W.T., A.D. 1885. "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." Lt.-Col. A.T.H. Williams, Battlefield Rifles, N.W.M. Police; Corp. W.H.T. Lowry, R.B. Sleish, Const. P. Burke.
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Capt. E.L. Brown, J. French, Intelligence Corps, at Duck Lake, Fish Creek, Cut Knife, Batoche;
W. Cook, W. Phillips, C.Co., I.S.C.;
Private J. Watson, Bugler H. Foulkes, G.G.F. Guards;
Private J. Rogers, Private Osgoode, 10th Royal Grenadiers;
Lieut. W. Fitch, Private T. Moore, 90th Battl'n Rifles; Lieut. C. Swinford, Corp. J. Code,
Private A.W. Ferguson, J. Hutchinson, W. Ennis, R.R. Hardisty, J. Fraser, G. Wheeler, Private T.H. Damanolley, Lieut. A.W. Keppen.
Major Henry M. Arnold, 90th Winnipeg Rifles, Capt. 2nd Special Service Battalion, R.C.R.I., died Feb. 23rd. 1900, from wounds received in action at Paardeburg Drift, South Africa, Feb. 18th. 1900.
Lieut. J. Edgar Burch, Adjt. 2nd Dragoons, attached to 1st Battalion C.M.R., on special duty, killed in action near Pretoria, South Africa, July 16th. 1900.
Private Archibald Radcliffe, 1st Battalion C.M.R., 2d Troop, A. Squadron,
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Corp. Robert Irwin, 19th St. Catharines Regt., wounded at Houtuck, South Africa, May 1st. 1900, died in Bloemfontein, S.A., July 1st. 1900.
Erected 1886.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Heroes.
Location. 43° 9.688′ N, 79° 12.115′ W. Memorial is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It can be reached from Queenston St, on the right when traveling east. Monument is located in Victoria Lawn Cemetery. From the white building (the cemetery's old office building) near the central entrance, the monument is 40 metres east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 431 Queenston St, St Catharines ON L2P 2Y3, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe and in Niagara Canada. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rev. Anthony Burns (within shouting distance of this marker); Victoria Lawn Cemetery (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Grantham Township War Memorial (about 150 meters away); 10th (St. Catharines) Field Battery R. C. A. 1939-1945 / 10th Field Battery (about 210 meters away); Welland Canal Fallen Workers Memorial (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Air Raid Siren (approx. 0.8 kilometers away);
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 11, 2025
2. Private Alexander Watson Marker - view from white house (old office)
After entering the south portion of the cemetery at the white building, the road splits. This is the view up the left branch - the memorial is plainly visible at the next fork.
More about this memorial. The marker was moved in 2024 to this new location. Previously, it was in the north corner of the City Hall lawn.
Regarding Private Alexander Watson. The left-side plaque (which remembers four killed in the Boer War) was added long after the monument was originally erected.
Also see . . . North-West Rebellion - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Additional keywords. North-West Rebellion, North-West Resistance, Saskatchewan Rebellion, Northwest Uprising, Second Riel Rebellion, Boer War
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3. Private Alexander Watson Marker
front plaque
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4. Private Alexander Watson Marker
left plaque
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5. Private Alexander Watson Marker
right plaque
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6. Private Alexander Watson Marker and Statue (at its previous location at City Hall)
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7. Private Alexander Watson Marker (at its previous location at City Hall)
front and left sides
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8. Private Alexander Watson Marker (at its previous location at City Hall)
Left side, cutting the corner from James Street to Church Street.
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9. Private Alexander Watson Marker (at its previous location at City Hall)
right and rear sides
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,277 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on September 4, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
