Willie – Williams – Great Western Railway – Private – 29/11/1915
Title
Willie – Williams – Great Western Railway – Private – 29/11/1915
Initials / forenames
Willie
Surname
Williams
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 1st/7th Battalion, 'D' Company
Military rank
Private
Military number
2591
Railway department
Bala
Railway job
Porter
Date died
29/11/1915
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine January 1916, p15. Photo: February 1916, p52
Memorial
Lala Baba Cemetery, Turkey
Notes
Aged 19, son of John & Kate Williams of 'Blaenrhos', 205 Manod Rd, Blaenau Festiniog, Merioneth. Williams had served for 12 years before enlisting. He died from exposure in Gallipoli.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
26/04/2017
Last updated
26/04/2017
Citation
“Willie – Williams – Great Western Railway – Private – 29/11/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/42691.