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ROBERT JENKINSON WATKINSON
North Yorkshire YO14 9AE
England
The Filey War Memorial Archway
BORN FILEY 1891. LIVED IN HULL. ENLISTED AT HULL. SON OF ANN ELIZA WATKINSON. HE LIVED WITH HIS GRANDPARENTS AND UNCLE AT 31 QUEENS STREET, FILEY, WHERE HE WORKED AS A FAMILY BOOT DEALER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 8799 ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS. TRANSFERRED TO THE 10TH WEST SURREY REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 18/08/1917, AGED 26. BURIED AT BERTENACRE MILITARY CEMETERY, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS UNCLE, DENTON RICKABY, WHO LIVED AT 13 HOPE STREET, FILEY.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE FILEY WW1 MEMORIAL, WHICH LISTS 72 NAMES FROM WW1.
| Name | Robert Jenkinson Watkinson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Filey, Yorkshire, 1891 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 18 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Bertenacre Military Cemetery, Fletre, Nord, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment |
| Battalion | 10th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | G/22998 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 08799, A.O.C. |
Godewaersvelde 59270
Hauts-de-France
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