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224313 Pte. James Watkins British Army 1st Battalion Tank Corps from:Ipswich, Suffolk (d.23rd Sep 1918) James Watkins was my Nana's older brother and I remember her telling me about 'Jimmy' and how he was the next sibling up from herself, they were therefore close and she was very upset when he died a few weeks before the end of the war. He joined the Suffolk Regiment on 30/05/1915 but somewhere along the way, probably in 1916, he moved into the Tank Corps and was in the 1st Battalion. I have no idea how or why he changed regiments. I have tried to find out but with no luck. He spent three and a half years fighting in the war and it seems very sad that he was injured and died of his injuries a couple of days later, with only a few weeks of the war left. He is buried in Wavans British Cemetery in France, on the site of what would have been a field hospital and where he was taken when he was injured. He is also honoured on the WW1 Memorial in Christchurch Park in Ipswich, where he was born. I sadly have no knowledge of the whereabouts of his medals and no photo's to share. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**