Sapper 107736 John WATKINS

Sapper 107736 John Watkins{gallery}Spr J Watkins{/gallery}C Depot Company, Royal Engineers
Died of Illness in the military hospital, Manchester, 8th November 1918 aged 22

• Buried: Curdworth St Nicholas and Peter Churchyard
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of George and Agnes Watkins [nee Merry] who ran The Beehive Inn, Curdworth at the time of John’s death
• NNWFHS Memorial: Curdworth
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Sapper Watkins
• NNWFHS Curdworth War Memorial Page
• Curdworth St Nicholas and Peter Churchyard
• Royal Engineers

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born 9 May 1895 in Birmingham
• Lived at 55 Aston Street, Birmingham [1911]
  
• Lived at Curdworth with parents [1915]
• Employed as a plumber [1911 and 1915]
• Enlisted 6 Dec 1915 at Chatham