Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of W. and Louisa Watson. The War Diary for today records. LE CHEVAL LA BLANC. 06.00. Cavalry patrols pushed forward and reported enemy still holding AVESNES – ETROEUNGT ROAD. 08.30. With some support from ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY right ½ Battn attempted to continue the advance. On right B Coy (PIERREPOINT) pushed up close to the road but were unable to cross owing to enfilade machine gun fire. 10.00. After 2 hours leading platoon (H. C. DAVIES) fought their way across and enemy evacuated line of road. A Coy (SNAITH) on left were similarly held up until Coy on right had crossed the road. 2nd Lt. COLEMAN and several men were hit in an attempt to push on. 2nd Lt BYLES also wounded. 11.00. 3rd objective cleared of the enemy, occupied by our forward posts. 12.15. All Right ½ Battn crossed AVESNES – ETROEUNGT ROAD. 13.00. Attack pushed forward towards LA FOLIE – QUESNES – MANCHE – FORMANOIR line which was soon reached. Enemy now disappeared again. 13.30. B Coy HQ established LA FOLIE, A Coy FOURMANOIR. Line of our posts at dusk 400 yards west of ZOREES. French pushed on further but were unable to get up supplies and ammunition. 19.00. Battn HQ and Left ½ Battn moved into billets along AVESNES – ETROEUNGT ROAD. Few machine gun and -?-, otherwise night very quiet. 2 attached Coy’s of 4th Battn moved up close to Battn HQ. 22.00. Orders received that Brigade would be relieved by 137th Infantry Brigade on following morning as soon as outpost line had been established north east and south west through ZOREES. Coy’s informed.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article - Friday November 7th, 1919

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of Private Thomas Watson, killed in action, November 8th, 1918. Aged 26 years.

“I sit and think of you, dear son,
Till my heart is sore with pain;
And this world would be like heaven,
Could I hear your voice again.

If only your smiling face I could see,
Oh, what joy there would be for me;
When nights are dark, and friends are few,
‘Tis then, dear son, I think of you.”

From his loving Mother and Father and Sisters and Brothers.

Coalville Times article - Friday 5th November, 1920

IN MEMORIAM

WATSON – In ever loving memory of our dear son, Private Thomas Watson, of the 5th Leicesters, who fell in action November 8th, 1916.

“A light is from our household gone,
A voice we loved so well,
A vacant place upon our hearth
Which never can be filled.”

From his loving Mother and Father; Sisters and Brother.
Standard Hill, Coalville.

WATSON

In loving memory of my dear brother, Private Thomas Watson, of the 5th Leicesters, who was killed in action November 8th, 1916.

“Stars of the night are gleaming,
Upon a silent grave,
Where lieth our dear brother,
The one we could not save.
But hope in Heaven to meet again,
And when the roll is called up yonder, he’ll be there.”

From his loving Sister and her Husband.
Coventry.

Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 5/1/2019