1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

John Williamson

Contributed by: Elizabeth Ravenscroft, on 2008-11-13

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Rank
First Name John
Surname Williamson
Year of Birth 1893
Year of Death 1916
Regiment King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Place of Wartime Residence Liverpool, Merseyside

John's Story

I never knew my Uncle John but I know my Father was very proud of him, and I would love to have known him.

I would love to know why he was awarded the Military Medal, he was evidently a very brave man - but then they all were.

He was killed at the Somme in 1916.

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