Service Details
Name:
 WATKINS
Given Name:
 WILLIAM WALTER
Initials:
 W W
Service No:
 52948V
Rank:
 Major
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Regiment:
 General Service Corps, S.A. Forces
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Date of Death:
 1946-04-02
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Date of Birth:
 1899-02-20
Age:
 47
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Liberator KN834, crashed in forced landing after two engines cut due to air locks in system
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Watkins, of London, England. Husband of Olive Watkins, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa. Father of Pamela, Joan, and Valerie Watkins. Born Barking, Essex, England. A motor car salesman. Served as Air Mechanic in Royal Air Force in World War 1.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASERTA WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 VIII, E, 7.

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