Henry Williams
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Canadian Pioneers
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 769896
Parents: William and Isabella Williams
Home address: 65 Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Date of birth: 1892
Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of death: 04/04/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-Au-Bois, Pas de Calais, France and commemorated on Kingswood Holy Trinity Memorial
Age: 24
Further information:
Henry was born in Kingswood the son of a bootmaker and a middle child of nine with five brothers and three sisters. He subsequently emigrated to Canada, but the date of his emigration is unknown.
Henry's unit was based in Toronto Canada and began recruiting in late 1915. The battalion sailed to England in August of 1916 as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Henry was killed a few days before the Battle of Vimy Ridge (9 Apr 1917 – 12 Apr 1917) probably during a minor engagement in support of the impending action. The cemetery where he is buried was located near the Canadian Corps headquarters.
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/