WATKINS George Henry

  • First Name(s):
    George 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    WATKINS
  • Service Number:
    DM2165263
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Support Services
  • Corps:
    Royal Army Service Corps
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    16th July 1921
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Hollymoor Hospital, Birmingham
  • Place of Burial:
    Upton-on-Severn Cemetery, Worcestershire, England, Grave B 1282.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of George Henry Watkins, 9 Albion Terrace, Whitecross Rd., Hereford

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WATKINS George Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Upton on Severn Memorial Hall

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Further Information About WATKINS George Henry

The following report appears in the Upton News of 23rd July 1921:
The death occurred on Saturday, at Hollymoor Hospital, Northfield, Birmingham, at the early age of 25 years, after a long and painful illness, of Mr George Henry Watkins eldest son of Mr George Watkins, of Beacon View, Upton-on-Severn.  The deceased, who joined up soon after the outbreak of war as a motor mechanic in the R.A.S.C., contracted after about three years’ service in France, the painful illness which ended in his death.  Deceased was buried on Thursday in Upton Cemetery, the last sad rites being undertaken by the Rector (Canon Edmondson).

The report continues with a list of mourners, the name of the funeral directors and concludes with the family’s thanks for the sympathy shown in their bereavement.

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