WATKINS, William John
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
44RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PLY/X 107423
Born:
Wednesday, March 23, 1927
Birthplace:
Easton, Bristol
Died :
Monday, March 5, 1945
Died on active service
Cemetery/Memorial:
Marine William Watkins died at Jhansi, India, of cerebral malaria contracted during operations in the Far East. Son of William James Watkins and Florence Ethel Watkins, of Bristol.
Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/138.
[Image] Daniel Stevenson, (great great nephew).
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