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i am still trying to find out what regiment william milton watts served in born 1881 believed to have joined up about 1896 married 25-12-1907 in Finsbury Park by 1911 he was in civvy street, cannot find him on any census was he realy in the army. I know where he was in ww1 he was in The London Regiment and served in France, this has got to be my last try.

sorry supposedly spent some time in India

William joined up about 1896 by 1911 he was out spent some time in India

Please can you confirm who you are looking for in military records.
Is it John Milton watts born @ 1881 or William milton Watts born @ 1881.

Maryb

WOUL ARMY PENSION RECORDS TELL ME ALL THE REGIMENTS WILLIAM MILTON WATTS SERVED IN HE WAS BORN 1881

I really should learn to read before I leap.
Sorry about that,Trevor.

Maureen

I am LOOKING FOR RECORDS BEFORE THE FIRST WORLD WAR WERE THESE DESTROYED AS WELL?

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/150.htm

'Burnt documents'

Although five million soldiers from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales fought in World War One, around 60 per cent of the service records for these soldiers were destroyed during a German bombing raid on the War Office in London in September 1940.

The originals for all surviving records, many badly damaged during the bombing raid, have been conserved by The National Archives and comprise the two collections to be made available online for the first time by Ancestry.co.uk, fully indexed and including original images.

Maureen

were army records before ww1 destroyed in ww2

Hi Maureen,
This is not him he was at my sisters wedding in April1955

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England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005 about John E M Watts
Name: John E M Watts
Death Registration Month/Year: 1953
Age at death (estimated): 74
Registration district: Camberwell
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5c
Page: 251

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Name: John Watts
Death Registration Month/Year: 1954
Age at death (estimated): 72
Registration district: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5c
Page: 552

Maureen

trying to find the death of John Milton Watts born 1881 died 1955 or 1956 in north london i have spent lots of credits but had no luck

sorry he was born 1881 joined up about 1896 but by 1911 he was working for crosse & blackwell

Have you got it right,he was born 1818 joined up 1833 and he was in WW1.

Maryb

Now trying to find what regiment john Milton Watts served in born circa 1818 he joined up about 1833 and served in India by 1911 he was out of the army 1914 he was back in 12th Bat London Regiment his army number in WW1was 503 6775 473218 would this number have anything to do with a previous army career i believe while in India he served in a place called KASAULI

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about John Milton Watts
Name: John Milton Watts
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1818
Baptism Date: 5 Jul 1818
Father's name: John Watts
Mother's name: Mary Watts
Parish or Poor Law Union: Egham St John the Baptist

Andy

LOL! That made me chuckle,Trevor.

Maureen

THANK YOU I HAVE FOUND MORE ON THIS WEBSITE IN TWO DAYS THAN ALL THE OTHERS IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS AND A LOT CHEAPER

Name: Clara Burgess
Spouse Name: John Milton Watts Occ:Gardener
Spouse Age: Full Age
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 23 May 1841
Parish: St James, Paddington
County: Middlesex
Borough: Westminster
Father Name: John Burgess Occ:Bricklayer
Spouse Father Name: John Watts Occ:Carpenter

Witnesses are a little difficult to read-James? Webster and Mary Ann Burgess.

Maureen

yes his wifes name was Clara do you know when they were married