Walter Williams

Memorial: Warmley - Memorial Gardens - Stanley Road

Regiment: Royal Navy

Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Leading Stoker K/4574

Parents: John and Mary Williams (nee Smith)

Marital status: Single

Home address: On 1911 Census, Walters parents lived Norman Road, Siston Common, Warmley, Bristol (Walter was then serving in the Royal Navy). On 1901 Census, the family lived Siston Common, Warmley, Bristol

Pre-war occupation: Collier before joining the Royal Navy

Date of birth: 26/07/1889

Place of birth: Trowbridge

Date of death: 01/11/1914

Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated Plymouth Naval Memorial

Age: 26

Further information:

Walter joined the Royal Navy in 1909, he served on several ships before joining HMS Monmouth on 30 July 1914. HMS Monmouth was an armoured cruiser and was lost with all hands in the Battle of Coronel which took place off the coast of Chile, South America.

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.