Thomas John – Artherton [Artherton Williams] – London and North Western Railway – Private – 09/10/1915

Title

Thomas John – Artherton [Artherton Williams] – London and North Western Railway – Private – 09/10/1915

Initials / forenames

Thomas John

Surname

Artherton [Artherton Williams]

Railway company

London and North Western Railway

Military unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 6th Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

1095

Railway department

Locomotive Department, Llandudno

Railway job

Cleaner

Date died

09/10/1915

Magazine reference

London and North Western Railway Gazette Volume 4, December 1915, pg. 383; [Previously Wounded - London and North Western Railway Gazette Volume 4, November 1915, pg. 338] - Photo and Obituary - (London and North Western Railway Gazette Volume 5, January 1916, pg. 32]

Memorial

Llanrhos (SS. Eleri and Mary) Churchyard

Notes

Aged 19, son of John and Annie Williams of 4 Brickfield Terrace, Llandudno Junction. Previously wounded as noted in the November 1915 issue of the London and North Western Railway Gazette, which was changed to "Died of Wounds" in the December 1915 issue of the same journal. In the January 1916 issue of LNWR Gazette, it is noted that in the Roll of Honour he is named 'Thomas John Artherton Williams' as that was his name he went by in the army. He was said to be very popular with his mates in the shed, and that his death was keenly felt by them.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, London and North Western Railway Gazette, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Citation

“Thomas John – Artherton [Artherton Williams] – London and North Western Railway – Private – 09/10/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 9, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62260.