Watson Peak, is a mountain in the

Solitude Range Solitude Range, is a subdivision range of the Hart Ranges, of the Northern Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. The boundaries of the Solitude Range generally lie between the Murray Range and Mountain Creek to the west, Le Moray Creek to the eas ...

of the

Hart Ranges The Hart Ranges are a major subrange of the Canadian Rockies located in northeastern British Columbia and western Alberta. The mountains constitute the southernmost portion of the Northern Rocky Mountains. The Hart Ranges were named in honour of ...

in Northern British Columbia. Named for Canadian Army Private John G. Watson, from Bessborough, northwest of Dawson Creek, BC. Private Watson served with the

Seaforth Highlanders The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, mainly associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The regiment existed from 1881 to 1961, and saw servic ...

when he was killed in action 17 September 1944, age 23 in Italy. Pte. Watson is buried at

Coriano Coriano ( rgn, Curién) is a ''comune'' in the province of Rimini. This town is known for being the city of the Motorcycle World Champion, in 250cc class, Marco Simoncelli. History Coriano's origins are ancient: it was an Umbrian, Etruscan civi ...

Ridge War Cemetery.{{Cite web, title=BC Geographical Names, url=http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/20047.html, website=apps.gov.bc.ca, access-date=2020-05-08

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Mountain ranges of British Columbia Northern Interior of British Columbia Canadian Army soldiers Dawson Creek