St. Catharines in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Private Alexander Watson
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
1. Private Alexander Watson Marker and Statue
[right plaque]
Boulton's Scouts
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, C.G.F. Guards;
Private J. Rogers, Private Osgoode, 10th Royal Grenadiers;
Lieut. W. Fitch, Private T. Moor, 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.
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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., 2nd Troop, A Squadron, Field Force,
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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° 9.584′ N, 79° 14.819′ W. Marker is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. Memorial is at the intersection of Church Street and James Street, on the left when traveling south on Church Street. Marker is on the front lawn of City Hall, left corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 Church Street, St Catharines ON L2R 7C2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Founding of St. Catharines (within shouting distance of this marker); City Hall 1937 (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Catharines (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); St. Paul Street United Church (approx. half a kilometer away); Shipbuilding in St. Catharines 1845 (approx. half a kilometer away); In Memorium Reqviescant in Pace (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Anglican Church, St. Catharines (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); William Hamilton Merritt 1793 - 1862 (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Catharines.
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Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
2. Private Alexander Watson Marker
front plaque
Also see . . . North-West Rebellion - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
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Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
3. Private Alexander Watson Marker
front and left sides
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
4. Private Alexander Watson Marker
left plaque
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
5. Private Alexander Watson Marker
Left side, cutting the corner from James Street to Church Street.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
6. Private Alexander Watson Marker
right plaque
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
7. Private Alexander Watson Marker
right and rear sides
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