Watson, Arthur

Date of Death	1876-06-29
Age	28
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Accident - Fall from aloft

Service Details

Service	RN - Royal Navy
Rank	Captain of the Main Top
Rate	Seaman
Official Number	48467
Service Record	No
Ship	Pearl HMS

Cemetery Details

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Cemetery Name	St Thomas Rest Park
Cemetery Address	Crows Nest, NSW
Demonination/Area	N/A

Notes

Capt. Main Top., Killed by falling from aloft, in H.M.S. Pearl.; GRAVE reads - 740 WATSON Arthur ? 29 June 1876, Capt. Main Top., Killed by falling from aloft, in H.M.S. Pearl.

Sources

For an account of the inquest, see the Sydney Morning Herald Sturday 1 July 1876 page 8. See also the Sydney Evening News Fri 30 Jun 1876 p3 and the Maitland Mercury Sat 1 jul 1876 p 7

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