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Williams Richard 2/Lt

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21389

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SKR/DAT/IP/21389
Title
Williams Richard 2/Lt
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: Williams;

Forename(s): Richard;

Initials: R;

Rank: 2/Lt;

Resided in: Harlech;

Previous Battalion: 17 of;

Previous Regiment: R Welsh Fus;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 41 Bn;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 109 Coy;

How killed: DOW;

Where: France;

When killed: 02-Apr-1918;

Other Data: joined 109 Coy from Base 22/11/1916
wounded 31/3/1918 - war diary 41 Bn;

Other Notes: WILLIAMS, Second Lieutenant, RICHARD, 41st Coy. Machine Gun Corps. Died of wounds 2nd April 1918. Age 24. Son of Richard and Jane Williams, of "Clogwyn House," Harlech, Merionethshire. II. H. 3. Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension - Somme, France.;

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Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description
1 digital record
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