Ordinary Seaman Archibald Grant Watts
Royal Navy. HMS "Hampshire"
05/06/1916
1914-15 Star
Son of Matilda Jane Watts, of 31, Dumaresq St., St.
Helier, Jersey, and the late Henry William Watts.
Killed in action, aged 19 years
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post of Thursday 8 June
1916
Roll of Honour. Another young Jerseyman,
Seaman Archibald Grant (Mac) Watts, was presumed to
be serving on HMS Hampshire and though no official intimation
has yet been received from the Admiralty it is feared
that this sailor has made the supreme sacrifice.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Monday 12 June 1916
Roll of Honour. Mr & Mrs Watts of
17 Devonshire Place received news yesterday from the
Admiralty that their son, A G Watts, was not in the
list of men saved from HMS Hampshire and must be regarded
as lost. A message of sympathy was also enclosed from
the King and Queen. Mr & Mrs Watts have another
son serving in the Royal Navy and two sons and a son-in-law
in the Army. It was only on Thursday last that a letter
was received from the deceased sailor stating that he
had come safely through the naval battle. We offer the
bereaved parents our heartfelt sympathy.
A total of 26 Jerseymen are believed to
have lost their lives in the Naval Battle of Jutland
on 31 May 1916 and on HMS Hampshire which sank on 6
June 1916 after striking a mine off the Orkneys.
