- SURNAME
Watkins
- FORENAME
Eric Charles (Doc)
- UNIT
former PPA Blitz Patrol
- RANK
Driver
- NUMBER
T/162153
- DATE OF DEATH
1st May 1945
- AGE
45
- GRAVESITE
Padua War Cemetery,Italy III.A.15
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit Royal Army Service Corps (13 Corps HQ workshops)
rank Fusilier (PRO)
born 12.2.1900 Aberdeen (Reading -PRO)
enlisted 9.2.1940 Reading,Berkshire
husband Ivy F.Watkins,45 Newport Road,Reading,Berkshire
engineer in civilian life
joined PPA 3.2.1944 from No 1 CRU (left Dec 1944)
KIA at crossing of River Po after leaving PPA
DATE OF DEATH:
01-May-1945WEB LINKS:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/watkins-eric.58042/FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21559789/eric-charles-watkins
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