Watts family members who served in World War 1

Watts family members who served in the Great War

One member of the family lost his life while serving in the armed forces and a further nine saw active service in World War 1.

The dates shown are often birth or baptism dates from our database, not necessarily those shown on service records, and parishes shown are parish of birth, where known, not the parish in which individuals were living when they joined up.

Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc

• Archibald Grant Watts, (1897-1916) son of Henry William and Matilda Jane, Ordinary Seaman RN, HMS Hampshire, killed in Battle of Jutland
• Edwin Victor Laurence Watt (1891-1980) OV, RNR
• Arthur William Watts (St H), Sergeant, Royal Munster Fusiliers

Sons of Henry William and Matilda Jane Grant

• Henry Charles Windsor Watts (1893- ) (St H) Private, RAMC
• Herbert Cecil Watts (1900-1939) (St H) Ordinary Seaman RN
• James Samuel Watts (1894- ) Leading Stoker RN, HMS Speedwell
• Robert Gordon Watts (1898- ) (St H) Private, Labour Corps

• Henry Louis Watts (1895- ) (St H) son of Henry William and Mary Poingdestre, Gunner RGA
• John William Frank Watts (1891- ) son of James and Eliza Pearc, Private, Canada
• Morris W Watts Private RJGB, from UK