Wilfred John Watts

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit at enlistment:

Royal Flying Corps

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

October 21st, 1918

Cemetery:

Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Plot 12. Sec. 38.

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

York

Birth city:

Toronto, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

East Sandling, Kent, England

Next of kin address:

1 Beaumont Road, Toronto, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Law Student

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Location: Camp Borden, Ontario

BX October 23, 1918

Lieutenant W.J. Watts Died of Pneumonia – Went to England Following the Fighting at the Dardanelles

Lieutenant Wilfred John Watts, adjutant of the 80th Squadron R.A.F., and a veteran of Gallipoli, died at Camp Borden late Monday night, a victim of pneumonia.

The Late Lieutenant Wilfred John Watts, although only 26 years old, had an unusual record of service. He enlisted at the outbreak of the war and went overseas with the first Canadian contingent. In England he was transferred to the Royal Warwickshire’s, and went through the heavy fighting at the Dardanelles with that unit. In the brilliant evacuation of Gallipoli he was severely wounded. He came home on leave and after recovering from his wounds; he joined the 215th Battalion and again went overseas. He was attached to the 2nd Reserve Battalion until his old wounds began to give him trouble, necessitating his return to Canada once more but the young soldier was not content to rest upon his record. As soon as he was able to pass the doctors he joined the R.A.F., going to Texas for training. Since then he had been adjutant of the 80th Squadron and had been at Camp Borden since last April. He contracted influenza about ten days ago and pneumonia developed.

The late Lieutenant Wilfred Watts was a son of Col. G.W. Watts, Beaumont Road and was born in Toronto. He was educated at the Model, Trinity College School, the Royal Military College and Toronto University. Before going overseas he was an officer in the 38th Dufferin Rifles.