Watson, Philip Lyth^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1912 - 1964  (52 years)

• Name	Watson, Philip Lyth
  Birth	9 Oct 1912	Woodgreen, New Forest District, Hampshire, Eng., UK   [7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Business Address/Year	1947-1950	Ganges, BC
  	Continued past 1950
  Death	17 Oct 1964	Terrace, BC   [7]
  Burial	21 Oct 1964	Kitsumgallum Cemetery, Terrace, BC   [7, 8]
  	A photograph of his gravestone indicates he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, possibly in World War Two.
  Person ID	I1777	Camera Workers | W, vol. 2, 1901-1950
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2020

  
  

• Notes

  STATUS: Commercial. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He worked as a photographer in Ganges on Salt Spring Island in the 1940s. Based on his gravestone, he served at some point in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

  
  

• Sources

  [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945). Ganges: not listed [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946). Ganges: not listed [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 82. Ganges: Watson Philip L photog [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948). Ganges: Watson Philip L photog [S992] BCVIC50, (Vancouver, BC: B.C. Directories, 1950), 159. Ganges: Watson Philip L photog [S1003] BCVIC51, (Vancouver, BC: B.C. Directories, 1951), 844. Ganges: Watson Philip L photog [S652] BVIPA death registration index. Registration no. 1964-09-013450 (microfilm B13269); digital facsimile URL (accessed 28 July 2020): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/dbe7d93b-4772-4677-89ce-a69571b0e8a4 [S832] Find a Grave (Web site). Cpl Philip Lyth Watson URL (accessed 28 Jul 2020): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180565596