George Watts

A Private with the 1st Battalion, George died on 18th of April 1918 at the age of 28. 

George was born in 1890. Sources state either that he was born at Frettenham or Hasboro, Norfolk. He was a son of George and Rachel Watts. In 1891 his family was living at Stokesby with Herringfleet, and by 1901 they were living at Thorpe next Haddiscoe. In 1911 George lived with his parents at Raveningham and George worked as a farm labourer. Later his parents lived at Crossway Cottages, Blundeston. 

George was living at King's Lynn when he joined the Army. He enlisted in the Norfolk Regiment, service number 24242, and was posted to the 1st Battalion in France. 

On 14 April 1918 the 1st Battalion were at Tannay and George served with B Company. The battalion war diary gives no information about what happened to George, but other sources state that he was killed in action. As the battalion were at a rest camp but provided working parties that operated east of Tannay, it seems probable that George was with one of the working parties when he was killed. The war diary records that he was buried on 20 April.  

George’s half-brother Walford served with the Dorset Regiment and died in 1917.