4189281 Cpl William Christopher Watson - RWF 1930's

[ivor43]

Hi Al.

Puzzle time. I have been looking for a Date of Death for the 1911 man with no luck. i have a record of a W.C. Watson death age 39 Pontyprydd but i am unable to confirm this with other sources.
But with regard to this guys Service Record, is there anything after the 1942 entry. did he leave ?

ivor

[ap1]

We think he transferred to the Welch Regiment.

[ivor43]

Hi all.
i have read through this thread 3 times in the last 24 hours to try and make some sense of the info.now that my headache has gone maybe somethings make some sense.
But first i need an opinion from John. much earlier in the thread we had the Death Certificate of William Charles Watson B 1910 died 1950 age 39 of Exhaustion, Status Epilepticus., now, john, with your knowledge of these matters, could this have been caused by his occupation. and just out of interest is Epilepsy Hereditary?.
The reasoning behind this is that we have 3 men who died at a young age. the one above and 2 of the Swansea Watson's. William C. D1954 age 42 and Brinley J. D1964 age 42. As i can not find any Military records for these guy's is it possible that they were in reserved occupations,eg Coal Miners. or similar.or were they possibly exempt on health grounds.
O.K. with regard to the Neath, actually Aberavon William Christopher. it would appear that his father William Watson B1875 married a Margaret Williams in 1910 also at Aberavon. This now raises some interesting questions. Whilst i am in agreement with Al on this. i can not find any Record of his death within U.K. records.But i have seen a Death Record from New York of a William age 77 dying in 1988. a problem occurs here with possible wedding's i have a William C marrying a Doris Williams in Swansea in Jun 1934. and a William C marrying an Ann E M James in 1958. Hmmm.
But i also have a Record of a William C Born 1911 Neath,Migrating to the U.S in 1943.
any ideas anyone.

ivor

[ap1]

I'm not sure what your asking Ivor? I assume you accept William C Watson born in the Neath Registration District is the correct man. His details match the RWF Enlistment Record I copied at the archive.

In which case the only question remaining, is where did he die….is that correct?

Can you show us the detail of the guy emigrating to the US in 1943 please?

Al

[Baconwallah]

But first i need an opinion from John. much earlier in the thread we had the Death Certificate of William Charles Watson B 1910 died 1950 age 39 of Exhaustion, Status Epilepticus., now, john, with your knowledge of these matters, could this have been caused by his occupation. and just out of interest is Epilepsy Hereditary?

Epilepsy in most of its variants is caused by brain damage. Hereditary epilepsy does exist but is rare.

The damage may have an external cause (accidental or intentional poisoning, mechanical trauma) or an internal cause (reduced cerebral circulation). Some external causes are in my opinion self-inflicted (drugs, booze).

The most extreme sort of epileptic seizure, the status epilepticus, will cause death through exhaustion, unless aggressively (and immediately) treated.

John

[ap1]

But i have seen a Death Record from New York of a William age 77 dying in 1988. a problem occurs here with possible wedding's i have a William C marrying a Doris Williams in Swansea in Jun 1934. and a William C marrying an Ann E M James in 1958. Hmmm.

But i also have a Record of a William C Born 1911 Neath,Migrating to the U.S in 1943.
any ideas anyone.

ivor

Hi Ivor,

Regarding the William Watson who sailed to the US in 1943. I have him on FMP as a Marine Engineer residing in Essex. Unlikely to be our man, purely because of the trade stated although you do mention he's from Neath. FMP doesn't show that:



Regarding the marriage in 1958 of William C Watson to Anne James. That is worthy of a more detailed follow up.

[susanjane]

Really pleased to see that we have progressed on this again. Thanks Al.
I had spent quite some time on it!

I will look at 1911 census and also for possible siblings to William C.

Also possible children from 1934 marriage

Sue

[ap1]

Also possible children from 1934 marriage

Sue

Thanks Sue, am I right in saying there is not definite link between the 1934 marriage and our man?

[ivor43]

Hi
sorry it is not William C just W
William Watson

New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957

birth: 1911 British
immigration: 1943 New York City, New York, United States

Name William Watson
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1943
Event Place New York City, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 32
Birthplace British
Ship Name Fort Albany
Birth Year (Estimated) 1911
Affiliate Publication Title Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1897-1957
Affiliate Publication Number T715
Affiliate Film Number 6759
GS Film number 002310564
Digital Folder Number 007258661

this is taken from the following link

https://familysearch.org/search/coll...3888&offset=20

ivor

[ap1]

Thanks Ivor,

That guys the 1st Engineer, a crew member, he's been at serving at sea for 9 yrs and he's Scottish. The detail appears when you look at the original image.