Watts William John 2/Lt

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Surname: Watts;

Forename(s): William John;

Initials: WJ;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Previous Number: 2380;

Previous Battalion: 18 of;

Previous Regiment: London Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 49 Bn;

Date abroad: 09-Mar-1915;

Theatre of War: 1;

How killed: KIA;

Where: Belgium;

When killed: 12-Apr-1918;

Other Data: Roll of Honour (de Ruvigny)Vol II, Sect 2.p. 228: elder son of the late John Robert Watts 213 Marylebone Rd, London NW, by his wife Eliza Mary (15 Lyncroft Gdns, Ealing) d of William Murray of Leyton, Essex; born London 28/5/1882;educ Hampden Gurney Sch; was an Accountant in the Railway Clearing House; joined London Irish Rifles 4/9/14; served with BEF in France & Flanders from March 1915; transf MGC following July; ret. Home to train for a commission and gazetted 2Lt MGC 23/7/17. Joined 49 Bn in France Jan 1918 and was KIA between Neuve Eglise and Wulverghem 12 April following. Buried north of Armentieres. Unmarried.
Transferred to MGC from London Regt, No 23918 & Commsn 23/07/1917
1914-15 Star roll: MGC number 23918
death noted in war diary 49 Bn;

Other Notes: WATTS, Second Lieutenant, WILLIAM JOHN, 49th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 12th April 1918. Age 36. Son of Mrs. E. M. Watts, of 15, Lyncroft Gardens, Ealing, London, and the late Mr. J. R. Watts. Panel 154 to 159 and 163A. Tyne Cot Memorial - Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.;

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