Difference between revisions of "Williams John Henry Sapper"

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|Surname and forenames=Williams John Henry
 
|Surname and forenames=Williams John Henry
|Army number=Not yet ascertained.
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|Army number=4207560.
 
|Rank=Sapper.
 
|Rank=Sapper.
 
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
 
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
 
|Date of birth=18/2/1909.
 
|Date of birth=18/2/1909.
|Age=(At time of death). Not yet ascertained.
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|Age=73 at the time of his death).
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Engineers on 11/12/1940 at Wrexham.  Underwent Basic Training.  Posted to the 756th Field Company.  Served Normandy.
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|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Welch Fusiliers on 11/12/1940 at Wrexham.  Underwent Basic Training.  Transferred to the Royal Engineers.  Posted to the 756th Field Company.  Served Normandy.  Discharged December 1945.
 
|Company/Battery=756th Field Company.
 
|Company/Battery=756th Field Company.
 
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet known.
 
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=Not yet known.
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|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
 
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
 
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
 
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
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|Died/Killed in action=Date of death 19/8/1992 - registered at Welshpool Montgomeryshire.
|Home address=Lived at Cefn Wifed Bungalow, Tregynon, Newton, Mid Wales (Now Powys).
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|Home address=Father Stephen Williams, mother Margaret Stephens.  Married Cathrine Gwendoline Richards.  Lived at Cefn Wifed Bungalow, Tregynon, Newton, Mid Wales (Now Powys).
 
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Revision as of 12:36, 9 January 2025

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Name Williams John Henry
Army number 4207560.
Rank Sapper.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 18/2/1909.
Age 73 at the time of his death).
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Welch Fusiliers on 11/12/1940 at Wrexham. Underwent Basic Training. Transferred to the Royal Engineers. Posted to the 756th Field Company. Served Normandy. Discharged December 1945.
Company/Battery 756th Field Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Sapper.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death 19/8/1992 - registered at Welshpool Montgomeryshire.
Home address Father Stephen Williams, mother Margaret Stephens. Married Cathrine Gwendoline Richards. Lived at Cefn Wifed Bungalow, Tregynon, Newton, Mid Wales (Now Powys).
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