Elam John Williams
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal West Kent Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 204407
Parents: Frederick Charles and Annie Williams
Home address: 35 Victoria Park, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Bootmaker
Date of birth: 1891
Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of death: 30/06/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy, Pas de Calais, France
Age: 25
Further information:
Elam was born in Kingswood, the only son of a shoemaker and the second eldest of seven children.
Elam first enlisted with the Norfolk Regiment and later transferred to the West Kents. He was described as height 4' 10" and shoe size 8.
Elam's Regiment was the 3rd/4th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Elam was killed in action during the second battle of Arras in which British troops attacked German defences near the French city of Arras on the Western Front. Initially the British gained significant ground but the battle soon became a costly stalemate with Elam being just one of 160,000 British casualties.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/