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Dec 20, 1896
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Born in Portsmouth, Ontario to
Samuel and Ada (nee Sheldrake) Watts
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Aug 7, 1914
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Volunteered with the 14th
Regiment Princess of Wales’ Own Rifles
Ø Number 1917
Ø Posted to “F”
Company
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Dec 8, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 60033 (temporary number 1151)
Ø Next of kin given as Mr. A. Watts, Uncle,
Portsmouth, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Electrician
Ø Previous military experience given as 14th
Regiment, Princess of Wales’ Own Rifles for 1 year
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
William Watts lied about his
age on attesting, stating that he had been born September 5, 1895, not his
actual birth date of December 20, 1896
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Apr 8, 1916
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Attached to the 4th
Canadian Infantry Trench Mortar Battery near the St. Eloi Craters in Belgium
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Apr 9, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 3 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Articular Rheumatism
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Apr 24, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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Sep 2, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 4 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Follicular Tonsilitis
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Sep 4, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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Sep 5, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 4 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin),
a fever without a known cause.
Transferred the same day to the No. 19 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station). After receiving treatment,
he was discharged to duty
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Jan 25, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 4 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads DAH (Disordered Activity of the
Heart)
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Feb 19, 1917
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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Mar 8, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 6 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Haemoptysis, coughing up blood
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 22
Casualty Clearing Station
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Mar 14, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 8
Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Le Touquet, France
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Mar 26, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Brighton
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the 1st Northern General Hospital in Newcastle. On admission he complained of pain in the
left side of his chest and being short of breath
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 21, 1917
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Transferred to the Hillingdon
House, Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge
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Jun 18, 1917
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Transferred to the King’s
Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Bushey Park
On admission he claimed to have
feeling the symptoms September 15, 1916 on the Somme. Has done no duty since March 27 when he
arrived in England
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Aug 15, 1917
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Discharged from hospital
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Aug 29, 1917
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Detailed to the EORD Depot
Company in Seaford
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Feb 8, 1918
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Attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 1, 1918
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Attached to the Canadian Headquarters
in Seaford for duty, but remained attached to the 6th Reserve
Battalion for pay purposes
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Oct 11, 1918
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Ceased to be attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion for pay purposes and rejoined the Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Nov 7, 1918
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Detailed to the EORD Depot
Company in Seaford
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Feb 24, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Apr 2, 1919
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Attached to Military District
No. 3 Wing in Kinmel Park in Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Apr 16, 1919
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Embarked the SS Belgic in
Liverpool
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Apr 23, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Apr 25, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 279108
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Kingston, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 145
Valentine St., Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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Mar 15, 1930
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Married to Catherine Fraser
Paterson in Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Apr 16, 1941
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William Watts died while a
patient of the Ontario Hospital for the Insane in Toronto, Ontario of
Pneumonia and was buried in the Prospect Cemetery in Toronto. Although married at the time, his death
certificate noted that he was Separated
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