| The Coagh Presbyterian Church in Ireland Roll of Honour 1914-1919 lists a Sergeant William James Watters who served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
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| William James Watters was the son of John and Sarah Watters. John Watters and Sarah White were married on 29th January 1885 in the district of Cookstown.
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| William Watters was born on 13th February 1887 in the Stewartstown area, probably in the Albany area. He was one of eleven children, all born in the Stewartstown area.
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| Known family: John Watters, Sara L Watters, Ella Sophie Watters (born 19th October 1885), William James Watters (born 13th February 1887), Hugh Henry Watters (born 02/09/1888), Robert Watters (born 5th May 1890), John White Watters (born 19th September 1891), Charles Leslie Watters (born 3rd April 1893), Ethel Rebecca Watters (born 18th October 1894), Maud Minnie Watters (born 1st May 1897), Sara J Watters (born 6th May 1898), Kennedy Watters (born 11th June 1900), Agnes Watters (born 6th September 1902).
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| The 1901 census does not list William as living with the family at house 4 in Tamnavally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone. John Watters was a farmer.
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| The 1911 census does not list William as living with the family at house 7 in Tamnavally, Killycolpy, Ardboe. They were a farming family.
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| William James Watters emigrated to Canada.
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| Prior to enlistment, William lived at 794 Ashburn Street, Winnipeg. He was employed as a clerk.
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| William Watters enlisted on 13th October 1915 at Winnipeg. He was not married and listed his next of kin as his father, John Watters, of Tamnavally.
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| Private William Watters served with the 52nd Battalion of the Canadian Infantry.
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| On 10th January 1916 Private Watters was put in military isolation at Aldershot. He was diagnosed as a meningococcal carrier. He was discharged on 19th January.
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| On 10th Feb 1917 he was appointed corporal.
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| On 29th June 1917 Corporal Watters sprained his ankle. He re-joined his unit in July.
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| On 7th April 1917 Corporal Watters was promoted to lance sergeant.
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| On 15th Aug 1918 Lance Sergeant Watters received a gunshot wound to his shoulder. He was remocved to England for treatment.
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| On 27th September 1918 Lance Sergeant Watters was discharged from the Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park at Epsom.
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| Sergeant William Watters left England on S.S. Olympic from Southampton on 17th March 1919, bound for Canada.
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