Arthur Williams
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 24576
Parents: Arthur and Ada Mary (Nee Hutton) Williams
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: 1 Hermitage Road, Staple Hill Lived: 1901 Census – Prattens Lane, Staple Hill
Pre-war occupation: Masons Labourer
Date of birth: 1891
Place of birth: Stapleton, Bristol
Date of death: 27/07/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, France
Age: 25
Further information:
Arthur was born in 1891 (2nd Quarter) Stapleton Parish. On the 1911 Census, Arthur was living with his parents in Hermitage Road. Arthur was the eldest of 6 children.
Arthur served with the 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and was Killed in Action on 27/07/1916 (Reported missing 23/07/1916).
Arthur is commemorated on the Christ Church Downend Memorial and the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.