James
William
Williams
Born in Québec, Québec, Canada
Ancestors 
Brother of
Sidney Waldon Williams
Husband of
Evelyn (Meredith) Fisher
— married
3 Jan 1916 (to 18 Nov 1916) in Quebec, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at age 28
in Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Dec 2019
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Biography
James was born in 1888. He was the son of the Right Reverend Lennox Williams, D.D., Bishop of Quebec and Caroline Annie (nee Rhodes) of Bishopthorpe, Quebec.
Husband of Evelyn Meredith.
Lt. Williams held a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University.
He enlisted on 20 Sept 1915 in St. Joseph de Lévis, Québec, and was sent overseas. He served in the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment), 87th Bn. He was killed in action on 18 Nov 1916, at the Battle of the Somme, and was buried in the Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France PLOT I. I. 1.
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