Soldier Record
John Williams
Contributed by: Sean Jones, on 2008-11-12
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | John |
| Surname | Williams |
| Year of Birth | 1895 |
| Year of Death | 1916 |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Brynsiencyn, Anglesey |
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My great, great uncle John Williams served as a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed on the 1st July 1916 in the first wave of Allied attacks on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He is buried and remembered at the Habuterne Cemetery, near Albert and Arras.
I met his younger brother who lived to be a ripe old age, and my mother tells me that he told stories of the postlady bumping into him en route with the telegram for their mother reporting Jack's death. Her words were simply "Mi fasa'n well ti fynd adra i fod hefo dy fam fy ngwas i..." ("I think you'd better go home to be with your mother my boy...")
Lest we forget...
Rest in Peace Uncle Jack.
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