Lieutenant Robert De Merve Low Grant-Watson
Service Number 56997
Campaign:
World War 2
Died:
27.3.1942
2SG and SBS
Aged 32 drowned when canoe capsized on operation to capture German pilot who crash-landed on an island near Gazala Point, Libya
Buried at Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. 10, C, 18
Son of Herbert A. Grant Watson, and of Anna C. Grant Watson (nee Low), of Kensington, London
Educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford
Memorial(s):
| Country | Location | Name of Memorial | Campaign | Names | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | Eton College In the Cloisters Eton SL6 6DB England | Eton College War Memorial | World War 1 World War 2 |
Robert Grant-Watson | 27-3-1942 | View |
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