Edwin Watson becomes 14th Huddersfield Town player lost in armed conflict
- New name added to Huddersfield Town's Roll of Honour
- Former player Edwin Watson lost his life in active service
- Edwin becomes the 14th name on the Club’s Roll of Honour
Huddersfield Town’s Club Statistician Alan Hodgson, alongside Roger Pashby, has discovered a new name to be added to the Club’s Roll of Honour.
The Roll of Honour commemorates those Huddersfield Town players who have given their lives in service of their country.
Edwin Watson played six times for Town during the 1937/38 season; three times in Division One, and three games in the FA Cup, during which he scored once in a 2-1 sixth round win over York City. Edwin played as a centre-forward and at inside-left. He was then transferred to Bradford (Park Avenue) in April 1939.
At the time of his death he was serving as a Flight Sergeant with 201 Squadron of the RAF Volunteer Reserve, based at RAF Pembroke Dock in Wales. On 12 June 1944 his aircraft was conducting anti-submarine sweeps over the Bay of Biscay when it was shot down with no survivors. His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Air Force's Runnymede Memorial in Surrey.
Town’s full ‘Roll of Honour’ is now as follows:
Larrett ROEBUCK
Lance Corporal, 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment
Died 18 October 1914
Henry Cyril CROZIER
Sergeant, 12th (Sheffield City) Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment
Died 1 July 1916
Charles Edward RANDALL
Private, 4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards
Died 27 September 1916
Dr Leigh Richmond ROOSE, M.M.
Lance Corporal, 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
Died 7 October 1916
Sidney JAMES
Lance Corporal, 9th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Died 9 April 1917
Ernest George KENWORTHY
Gunner, 135th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Died 10 November 1917
John Edward DIDYMUS
Private, 8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
Died 12 April 1918
Robert Henry GORDON
Leading Aircraftman, IX Squadron, RAF Volunteer Reserve
Died 18 September 1940
Francis Cornelius CHIVERS
War Service, Barnburgh Main Colliery (South Yorkshire)
Died 2 April 1942
Thomas CARTER
Able Seaman, H.M.S. Albrighton, Royal Navy
Died 28 April 1943
David Patrick Murray BELL
Flight Lieutenant, 263 Squadron, RAF Volunteer Reserve
Died 21 May 1944
Edwin WATSON
Flight Sergeant, 201 Squadron, RAF Volunteer Reserve
Died 12 June 1944
Ralph SHIELDS
Private, A.I.F. 2 Coy, Australian Army Service Corps
Died 21 November 1944
Alexander Skinner JACKSON
Major, Army Welfare Service
Died 15 November 1946
