BIFFO Posted 23 July , 2020 Share Posted 23 July , 2020 now I have read lots of books,lots of war diaries BUT have never seen an entry like this May 25th 1917,official notification of prvt watkins No 8132 suffered death by being shot at 4.43am15th May 1917 (A) when on active service deserted his majestys service. (B) resisting an escort. is there nay way any GWF have more details,as they were on Yser canal bank at the time,could have been executed in pop,then buried in pop cemetery ?. I have iin the past tried(and filed)to find court marshal details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 23 July , 2020 Share Posted 23 July , 2020 Shot at dawn has George Watkins as a recalled reservist, he had originally enlisted in 1904. Landed in France 13/8/1914, served with 2nd Welsh at Mons. Twice wounded in 1915, subsequently posted to 13th Welsh. He went absent in December 1916 and was not arrested till March 1917. Shot on 15/5/1917. Aged 31. Buried 3/C/12. Ferme Olivier Cemetery. Public Records ref. WO71/559. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIFFO Posted 23 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2020 thank you all very much, I did download the file from tna,more said on gwf than there, I now a man who knows a man who specializes in wr,,will e mail and see what he knows I also know some one who lives not to far from Ferme Oliver and walks there,am curious to know what headstone says, Biffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 23 July , 2020 Share Posted 23 July , 2020 Source - http://www.webmatters.net/txtpat/index.php?id=1131 His next of kin didn't add an inscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIFFO Posted 24 July , 2020 Author Share Posted 24 July , 2020 NOW SIR YOU ARE A TOP MAN, I have been to farme Oliver and took photos of the 30 odd who were killed by a lucky shot when they were on parade. as im doing so well any gwf know where/what replica 13th wr were training on replica,problem is no one actually says what it is ? they helped build it,its not a rifle range,its not replica trenches and it deffo isnt a replica of the welsh rugby team,tho there is much mention of rugby matches played when at Proven,I originality thought that they were training in replica trenches but its NOT.,mind I did struggle for ages into what a squiggle was,dear wife comes along and says oh thats a strombos horn well fu err well she was correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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