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From: "Dick Mathews" <>
Subject: Re: [Ess] William George WATT 1907-1970
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 14:19:39 -0000
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Wendy

If George was actually married in 1925, then when he married in 1949 his
'Condition' in column 4 of the certificate should say something like "the
divorced former husband of . . . ." unless she had died, in which case it
would say he was a widower. Otherwise, and if she were still alive, he was
committing bigamy. Do you have the 1949 certificate?

I would have though his service records might have included details of his
wife as his next of kin.

And if you go to www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk you could search for the
original marriage and get the details for a charge of six pounds And within
the same fee you might well also find details of the daughter.

Dick Mathews

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendy" <>
To: "Dick Mathews" <>; <>
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Ess] William George WATT 1907-1970


> Hi Dick,
> As to whether William George Watt was divorced or not I cannot say because
I
> do not have a record of actual marriage to a first wife. It is of course
> possible that they were not married and that the relationship with her was
> terminated before his marriage to Dorothy Kayes in 1949.
>
> The following is his Army record but do not have Service Number:
> 19/5/1925 Enlisted 4/5 Bn the Seaforth Highlanders (TA).
>
> 18/1/1928 Enlisted to Royal Corps of Signals for 6 yrs.
>
> 17/4/1929 Established as despatch rider.
>
> 22/11/1932 appointed unpaid L/Cpl
>
> 2/1/1934 deprived of stripe (AWOL 6hrs 11mins) and loss of one days pay.
>
> 10/1/1934 Awarded 21 days in Aldershot detention Barracks, various other
> problems.
>
> 15/6/1939 Called up for Army service.
>
> 2/9/1939 Mobilized at Aldershot.
>
> 18/9/1939 Embarked British Expeditionary Force.
>
> 4/6/1940 Evacuated from B E F (Dunkirk).
>
> 8/10/1943 Embarked UK for Egypt.
>
> 29/11/1945 Discharged to class "Z" Royal Army Reserve.
>
> 10/2/1954 Discharged completely.
>
> All the best
>
> Wendy
>
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