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William Henry Lowe Watson

Born

in Westminster, London, The United Kingdom

August 03, 1891

Died

December 06, 1932

Genre

History, Memoir

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He was born at 98 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1 and was the second son of the Rev Patrick and Mrs Watson. His father was vicar at Earlsfield in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

He grew to be ix foot five inches tall and was recruited more or less off the street when war was declared in 1914 and was posted to France.

He was in the Signals Company attached to the 5th Division (one of the two Divisions which made up two Corps.

He rose to be a temporary major in the tank corps, was mentioned in despatches and won the DCM and DSO. His DCM was awarded for 'conspicuous gallantry and resource on numerous occasions in carrying messages under shell and line fire, especially on the Aisne and at Givenchy'.

In 1916 he married Ruth Barbara Wake, ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 448 ratings · 34 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Adventures of a Motorcycle Despatch Rider During the First World War 3.83 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 1915 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Company of Tanks 4.24 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 1920 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	With the Tanks 1916-1918: Memoirs of a British Tank Commander in the Great War by William Henry Lowe Watson, Bob Carruthers (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Boy’s Book of Prose 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1924	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures Of A Despatch Rider 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures of a despatch rider / by Captain W.H.L. Watson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures of a Despatch Rider 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1915 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A company of tanks / by W.H.L. Watson. 1920 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“After the battle the hotel was put out of bounds, for serving drinks in forbidden hours. Indeed, A.P.M.’s have no souls. It reopened later, and continued to flourish until the German attack of April 1918, when the enemy shelling became too insistent. The hotel has not been badly hit, and, if it be rebuilt, I beseech all those who visit the battlefields of Arras to lunch at the Hôtel de Commerce—in gratitude. It is in the main street just by the station.”
― William Henry Lowe Watson, A Company of Tanks

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