Name
George Williams
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
19/04/1916
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
14121
Bedfordshire Regiment
7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY
L. 10.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin Town Memorial,
St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Books), Hitchin
Pre War
His parents lived at St. Andrew's Place in Hitchin. He had an older brother in Rawalpindi in India with the Royal Garrison Artillery.
He was born in Melbourne, Australia, but was resident and enlisted in Hitchin at the beginning of the war.
Wartime Service
George was allocated Regimental Number 14121 and posted to the 7th Battalion of the Bedfords. He was killed in action in France. At 8.30pm on the evening of his death he was sent out on patrol "a dangerous duty". He was hit in the stomach and back and there was no hope that he would survive.
The Battalion was near Bray and had spent several months preparing for the Battle of the Somme which was to commence on the 1st July 1916. During this period the Battalion made occasional raids on the enemy trenches which resulted in casualties on both sides.
He was buried in Row L Grave 10 in the Carnoy Military Cemetery east south east of Albert in France.
Acknowledgments
Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild
