The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private H C G Williams

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Private Harry Cecil G WILLIAMS, G/23882, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, (formerly 4870, The Buffs), killed in action, Flanders France, 26th October 1917, age 20.

29th April 1897, born Prescott, Lancashire, son of Harry & Florence Williams.

7th July 1897, Prescott, Lancashire, baptism of Harry Cecil Williams, son of Harry, (watch engraver), and Florence Williams.

1911 Census - 66 Pennington, Rugby, Warwickshire. - Harry William, head, age 39, married, electric meter repairer, engineering works, worker, born Coventry, Warwickshire; Florence Williams, wife, age 34, married 16 years, 4 children, 2 still alive, born Norwich, Norfolk; Florence Eva Williams, daughter, age 15, single, Electric ??????? Department, engineering works, worker, born Prescott, Lancashire; Harry Cecil Williams, son, age 13, school, born Prescott, Lancashire.

Enlisted Rugby, Warwickshire. Resided 1, Market Street, Rugby, Warwickshire.

Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 106 to 108, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. / Prescott Roll of Honour.

NOTE: Regimental History & Soldiers Died in the Great War both show Service No. as G/23882: CWGC web site shows it as 123882.