Anthony
Alfred
Williams
Born in Clapham, London, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Richard William Williams
and Mary Ann (Good) Williams
Brother of
Edith Leonora (Williams) Payne, Richard Williams, Sidney Albert Williams, Montague Arthur Williams, Florence Weybeth (Williams) Ronan, Gladys Winifred Williams, Dorothy May Williams, Frederick James Williams and Ellen Frances (Williams) GIllett
Died
at age 17
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 1 May 2022
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Biography
Signal Boy Anthony Williams served in the Royal Navy in World War I
Service started: 08 Nov 1914
Unit(s):
Service ended: 31 May 1916
Service started: 08 Nov 1914
Unit(s):
Service ended: 31 May 1916
Anthony Williams was Killed in Action during World War I.
Anthony Alfred Williams, son of Richard William and Mary Ann Williams, was baptized 2 Dec 1898 at Holy Trinity, Clapham, Lambeth, England.
Military Service
Anthony enlisted on his 16th birthday, 8 Nov 1914. He was a "milk carrier", described as 5 feet 2 1/2 inches, with a 34 1/2" chest, light brown hair, blue eyes, fresh complexion, and a scar on his right forearm.[1]
Service Record
- Boy II on the Powerful, 9 Nov 1914, 1 Feb 1915
- Boy II on the Ganges, 2 Feb 1915
- Signal boy on the Victory I, 29 Feb 1915
- Signal boy on the Vivid, 10 Apr 1915
- Signal boy on the Defence, 14 Jun 1915
Anthony Alfred Williams was a signal boy aboard the Defence during the Battle of Jutland, off the coast of Denmark, when he and all aboard perished.[2]
His mother Mary Ann received his pension of 5 shillings weekly.[3]
Sources
- ↑ UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60522/images/43343_713_0-00043?pId=279939
- ↑ UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960 for Anthony Alfred Williams. ADM 242: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War, Piece 010 (1914 - 1919)
- ↑ UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923, Anthony Alfred Williams, no. 33044, https://www.fold3.com/image/669876056
- 1901 England Census
- 1911 England Census
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13308246/anthony-alfred-williams : accessed 01 May 2022), memorial page for Signal Boy Anthony Alfred Williams (8 Nov 1898–31 May 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13308246, citing Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138) .
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