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258856 Pte. James Thomas Watson British Army 20th (Wearside) Battalion Durham Light Infantry from:Chester le Street (d.25th Oct 1918) While researching family tree I came across the records in the Burnt records section on Ancestry for James Watson killed in action France and Flanders. He was not on the Commonwealth War Graves list and not specifically mentioned in Durham Record Office DLI Records. Although not a direct ancestor he features on my tree. Ancestry have images of his attestation record, so wondering why he is not on CW Graves site James Thomas was born in Chester le Street in 1897 the son of Thomas and Louisa Alvina Watson nee Wilson. He married Mary Middlemass in 1908 and had four sons and one daughter. He served as a private in 20th Bn DLI and was killed in action 25th of October 1918 at Heestert, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. I am wondering if he is on the war memorial in Chester le Street? Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**