Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 6487896

Reference: ADM188

Title: Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919

Description: The Royal Navy Seamen records contain the complete service histories of 373,000 ratings who joined the service between 1899 and 1919.

UPP: GBM/ADM188/238377

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9309826

Title: Unidentified E Class Submarine. Courtesy of NMRN.

Description: Unidentified E class submarine under way at Mudros, Dardanelles, 1915, view from the port beam. Courtesy of the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

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Source information

ID: 9483755

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/1014765

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 9483757

Reference: gbm_ncsailor_1914

Title: WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: GBM/NC/41225

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 9483766

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/02543/0111/3

Additional: Possible/probable - only 1911 Census return for man right approx. age, name and place of birth match.

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9483776

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1901/0006041448

Additional: Names match; parents' names match CWGC; approx age matches; place of birth matches.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9483781

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

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UPP: GBC/1891/0004137469

Additional: Family before William John was born. Matches family details in later Censuses.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9483786

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/B/1893/3/AZ/000619/015

Additional: Names match; approx. birth date matches (late registration?); place of birth in District registered.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9483790

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1887/1/AZ/000242/356

Additional: Parents' forenames match CWGC; mother's maiden name matches birth record; in likely area.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9483798

Name: London Metropolitan Archives; London; C of E Parish Registers, 1754-1906; Ref No: p75/mrk/002

Title: Parish Baptism Register, St Mark, Deptford

Description: Image of page of Register, showing William John Watts' baptism.

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URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1558/31280_194473-00079?pid=955119&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1558%26h%3D955119%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3Dugr40133%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ugr40133&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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Additional: Parents' names match CWGC; in expected area.

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ID: 9483810

Title: Naval Medal Roll

Description: Image of Medal Roll showing Wm.J. Watts, Sto.1, K11064 was entitles to Star, Victory and Britiish War Medals, issued to his father.

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URL: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/1687/31793_221333-00297?pid=1679109&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3Dugr1331754%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3Dnavalmedalrolls%26gsfn%3Dwilliam%2520john%26gsln%3Dwatts%26catBucket%3Drs%26cp%3D11%26_F0005C5C%3DK/11064%26_F0005C5C_x%3D1%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26redir%3Dfalse%26uidh%3Dugr%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D39%26fh%3D0%26h%3D1679109%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=ugr1331754&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
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ID: 9483824

Reference: bmd_maritime_deaths

Title: British armed forces and overseas deaths and burials Transcription

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UPP: BMD/D/MARITIME/937977

Source information

ID: 9483825

Reference: bmd_overseas_deaths_1

Title: British armed forces and overseas deaths and burials Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/OVS/DMR3/001019/141

Source information

ID: 9484360

Reference: bmd_marriages

Title: England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

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UPP: BMD/M/1911/1/AZ/000616/001

Additional: Sister's marriage. In area where had been living (Census) timing right, husband's surname matches name given for her in WW1 Naval Casualties record.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9484971

Title: The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport - photographs

Description: Photos of the chapel and panels which make up the National Royal Navy Submarine memorial in Portsmouth. The names of the crew of E24 (including this man) can be found on Panel 6.

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URL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/submarinemuseum/
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ID: 9484972

Title: HMS E24 - Wikipedia

Description: A Wikipedia page outlining the design, loss and salvage of E24.

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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_E24
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Additional: The vessel this man was recorded by CWGC and other sources as being aboard at the time of her loss.

Source information

ID: 9493867

Reference: bmd_deaths

Title: England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

Connected by: Bridget3206

UPP: BMD/D/1901/4/AZ/000391/370

Additional: Mother's death. Names and birth year match, in District where they were living at Census earlier same year.

Credit: © General Register Office

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