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John Thomas Watts

Service Number 27146
Military Unit 17th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 31 Jul 1917 (19 Years Old)
Place of Birth Derby
Employment, Education or Hobbies John Watts worked as carter before becoming a colliery underground pony driver.
Family History

He was the son of John Thomas Watts, born in 1877 at Derby, who worked as a brick carter before becoming a coal hewer. His mother Ada Watts was born in 1875 at Derby. His sister Emily was born in 1902 at Derby. The family lived at 7 Truman Street, Ilkeston Junction, Derbyshire before moving to 7 Swanwick Street, St. Ann's Well Road, Nottingham.

Military History

Watts volunteered for service and attested on 06/06/1915 at Nottingham. He was posted to 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters the same day. He embarked for France on 06/03/1916. The battalion was engaged in fighting at the very start of the Third battle of Ypres and Watts was killed in action. He was buried at Track X Cemetery, near Ypres.

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