Service Details
Name:
 WILLIAMS
Given Name:
 LLOYD ALLISON
Initials:
 L A
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
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Unit:
 1st Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1916-07-20
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Date of Birth:
 1893-01-01
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, by shellfire while holding a trench with his platoon near Longueval during the Battle of the Somme
Additional
Information:
Son of the Rev. Ellis Jones Williams and Minnie Williams, of 20, Alexandra Rd., Market Drayton, Salop. Born in Natal, South Africa in 1893 and was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, England before entering the Civil Service. On outbreak of War in 1914, he enlisted in the Black Watch. In March 1915, he received his commission in the DCLI. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Pier and Face 6 B.

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