Berles New Military British Cemetery, Near Arras.
Youngest son of Mr & Mrs Watkins of Dumaresq Street,
St Helier, Jersey.
Killed in action, aged 30 years.
Notice of Death appears in Jersey Evening
Post of Friday 5 July 1918
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Saturday 22
June 1918 Roll of Honour.
We regret to chronicle the fact that Mr
Watkins of Library Place has received a letter from
Private J Blampied of the Dorset Regiment conveying
the sad news that the formers brother, Private S J Watkins
of the Dorset Regiment, was instantaneously killed in
action on 14 June and requests the brother to break
the distressing news to the widow. The writer, in a
most sympathetic letter, states "he was always
willing and a good soldier and this makes it all the
harder for us to lose him. He was liked by all of us
and we deeply regret his loss". The late soldier
was 30 and joined up about a year ago, he leaves a widow
to whom, with all other members of the family, we offer
our sincere condolences.
