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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Blacksmith 3rd Class Joseph Horace Waterhouse
Royal Navy Blacksmith HMS Antrim
from:Oldbury, Worcs
Pte. Joseph Waterhouse
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Also served att 3rd Ent Btn.
Pte. William James Wateridge
British Army 4th/5th Btn. The Black Watch
from:Jarrow
(d.1st Aug 1918)
William James Wateridge, Private S/40618, enlisted in Dunfermline and served in the 4th/5th Battalion, the Black Watch. He died on the 1st August 1918 and is buried in Raperie British Cemetery, Villemontoire. His medal card also records the regimental number 3458 and the award of the War and Victory Medals.
William was born in Jarrow 1897, son of Charles Ernest and Matilda Agnes Wateridge nee Wade of 229 Jefferson Street, Newcastle. The 1911 census form records his parents living at 11 Wellesley Street, Jarrow with Charles(38) a papermaker beaterman in a paper mill and Agnes(32) his wife of 14 years. William(13) is their only child and still attending school.
Cmdr. John Beauchamp Waterlow DSO
Royal Navy
(d.31st May 1916)
John Waterlow was killed in action in the Battle of Jutland
Gnr. Alfred Waterman
British Army 46th Bde. C Battery. Royal Field Artillery
from:Southend, Essex
(d.17th Sep 1916)
Alfred Waterman died of wounds on the 17th of September 1916 and is buried in the Dartmouth British Cemetery in France. He enlisted in January 1915, trained in Leeds and later was to join C Battery. He was married Nellie in Southend, Essex, sometime in June 1915 and was sent to France in October 1915, he died of wounds on Sunday 17/09/1916.
Pte. Archibald Waterman
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1st Wellington Battalion.
from:Oxford, Canterbury. N.Z.
(d.21st August 1917)
Archie Waterman worked as a Telegraph operator for the New Zealand Post Office before the war. He was 21 when he died.
Pte. Thomas Henry Waterman
British Army London Regiment
from:London
Thomas Waterman was my maternal grandfather. He survived WW1 and died in West Wickham aged 70 in 1968.
Pte. E. Waters
British Army 2nd Battalion, B Coy. London Regiment
Pte E Waters served with B Coy 2nd Londons.
Pte. ernest "Props" Waters
British Army 25th Btn. Northumberland Fusileers
from:Whitby, Yorkshire
(d.9th Apr 1918)
Sorry don't know much but would like to know more.
Editor's Note:- Private 35732 Ernest Waters, of the 25th Northumberland Fusiliers, was formerly Private 50314 of the 2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment. At the time of his death, his Battalion were involved in the Battle of Lys (also known as the Lys Offensive or the 4th Battle of Ypres). Its losses were so great that, following the battle, the Division was reduced to cadre strength and moved from the front line. He has no known grave but is commemorated on Panet 2 of the Ploegsteert Memorial.
Pte. Ernest Waters
British Army 1/8th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Ardwick, Manchester
(d.30th August 1918)
Sjt. Isaac Waters
British Army Flintshire and Denbighshire Yeomanry
from:Rhyl
Sergeant 3177 Ike Waters was my grandfather. He was a member of the Denbighshire Yeomanry, a mounted Territorial Force, prior to WW1 and then at the outbreak of war the Yeomanry formed part of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. He served in that regiment with service number 345393. I recall as a young boy seeing a photo of my grandfather on his horse in Egypt and I believe this was taken in 1915. He then went back to the Denbighshire Yeomanry with service number 340401 and ended his army service with the RASC, number T/232880. Unfortunately I've not been able to trace his war service record and assume it is amongst the many that were destroyed.
Pte. Joseph Waters
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
18th & 10th DLI
Pte. Robert George Waters
British Army East Kent Regiment
from:Maidstone, Kent
Pte. Samuel Wicks Waters
British Army 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:South Shields
(d.23rd October 1918)
Samuel Waters was killed in action on 23rd of October 1918
Pte. T. Waters
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Rowlands Gill
T Waters was wounded in October 1916
Ch.Arm. Thomas Robert Waters
Royal Navy HMS Hogue
from:London
(d.22nd Sep 1914)
Thomas Waters was the son of Edward and Mary Waters, of Sheerness, Kent; husband of Lily Cora Waters of 239, Queen's Road, Peckham, London. He was killed in action 22/09/1914, aged 39 and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent.
Pte. William Glyn Waters
British Army 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Denbigh
(d.26th September 1917)
William was the son of Sarah Evans, Highgate, Denbigh.
Samuel Bunting "Paddy" Waterworth
Royal Air Force
Anyone out there remember my dad Samuel Bunting Waterworth known as Paddy? He was stationed at quite a few airfields in WW2. He was a real character with several fiancees so may well be remembered.
Sgt. William Watford
British Army 2nd Btn. The Queens Regiment
from:Guestling, West Sussex.
My grandfather was William Watford, he served as a Private & Sergeant in The 2nd Battalion, Queens Regiment. I also know that during the 1917 ‘Battle of Arras’, France he was captured and became a Prisoner of War. I have recently found some group photographs which I believe were taken during his capitivity. All the photographs were taken by ‘Frau Anna Nieworth, Gamsen Kastorp, Kr Gifhorn’. One photo refers to "S Thomas 14th Battn A.I.F" On the reverse of another postcard is written “With Best Wishes for 1918 Sgt 106970 Harry Bra(u?)ce, 27853 Matthews, 9863 Leonard C Brown, 6551 George (William J) Quinnell. If anyone recognises these names please contact me.
Pte. Alfred Watkin
British Army 13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Wombwell
(d.26th Sep 1915)
Pte. Moses Thomas Watkin
British Army 17th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusilliers
from:Bont Dolgadfan, Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire
(d.31st Jul 1917)
Sgt. Wilfred Watkin
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Commissioned and continued to serve after the war.
Pte. Arnold Watkins
from:Kidderminster
Rfn. Charles Watkins
Britsh Army Rifle Brigade
from:Lambeth
(d.27th May 1917)
Charles Watkins was my grandfather's brother in law and although he was not killed by enemy action he still served his country. He died of illness and is buried at St Ever Cemetery, Rouen. He was awarded the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals.
His wife Eliza Watkins formerly Appleton did remarry and her son from her second marriage was Able Seaman Henry Samuel George Davies, Portsmouth Division. Official number P/JX.215456 was killed whilst serving aboard HMS Panther in the Mediterranaen Sea when his ship was sunk by German Dive Bombers on the 9th October 1943 He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea.
Rfmn. Charles Watkins
British Army Rifle Brigade
from:Lambeth
(d.27th May 1917)
Charles Watkins was a Rifleman in the Rifle Brigade, this man was not killed by enemy action but died through illness Cerebro Spinal Meningitis on 27th May 1917. He is buried in St Ever Cemetery in Rouen. He was married to Eliza Appelton, my grandmother's sister who eventually went on to remarry. Her eldest son from this marriage was killed in the second world war.
Rflmn. Charles Watkins
British Army 10th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Lambeth, London
(d.27th May 1917)
Charles Watkins was a rifleman in the Rifle Brigade. He was married to my grandmother's sister. He answered the call to serve his country and he died on the 27th of May 1917 from illness in Roen, France. Like those who were killed in action may he rest in peace.
Pte. G. Watkins
British Army 13th Btn. Welsh Regiment
(d.15th May 1917)
G. Watkins served with the Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 15th May 1917, and is buried in the Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium.
Pte. James Watkins
British Army 1st Battalion Tank Corps
from:Ipswich, Suffolk
(d.23rd Sep 1918)
James Watkins was my Nana's older brother and I remember her telling me about 'Jimmy' and how he was the next sibling up from herself, they were therefore close and she was very upset when he died a few weeks before the end of the war.
He joined the Suffolk Regiment on 30/05/1915 but somewhere along the way, probably in 1916, he moved into the Tank Corps and was in the 1st Battalion. I have no idea how or why he changed regiments. I have tried to find out but with no luck. He spent three and a half years fighting in the war and it seems very sad that he was injured and died of his injuries a couple of days later, with only a few weeks of the war left. He is buried in Wavans British Cemetery in France, on the site of what would have been a field hospital and where he was taken when he was injured.
He is also honoured on the WW1 Memorial in Christchurch Park in Ipswich, where he was born. I sadly have no knowledge of the whereabouts of his medals and no photo's to share.
Pte John Watkins
British Army 6th Btn Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
from:Penzance
(d.18th Aug 1916)
Sgt. Lionel Joseph "Whacker" Watkins
British Army 8th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Gloucester
Lionel Watkins was a very quiet man who happily worked on the Great Western Railway, when wars didn't interfere. He lived in Gloucester all his life, but in 1915 joined the Gloucestershire Regiment.
He was an early member of the Territorial Army and held his rank of Serjent when he volunteered for overseas service. He trained in Wiltshire and then went out to the Western Front where he saw repeated action, and twice was there when officers gained Victoria Crosses for outstanding bravery. They were Captain Adrian Carton de Wiart and Acting Captain Manley James. He never discussed his war service with his sons, but was able to talk about some of it with his eldest grandson, me. What he never mentioned was that he was shot during the battle where Capt James won his honour.
Researching his history, I was surprised to discover he was shot in the left arm on 22nd of April 1918, and was treated by the 59th Field Ambulance. By the nature of the numerous horrific wounds that many soldiers suffered, his was a relatively minor one, and seems to have thought it was not worth mentioning. I have been to various places on the Somme where I have been able to trace some of his movements. Now I have to return to France to find where the 8th Gloucesters reinforced the weakened line at St Quentin. He could not have been seriously hurt because he was in action at Messines within a month, and eventually returned home safe and well to Gloucester where he duly married... and the rest is history, family, sons, grandsons and during WW2 he served in the Home Guard as CSM.
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