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|transferred = Liverpool Regiment / Private 62266<br>68th Labour Company / Private 40679 / Motordriver <ref>The 68th Labour Company was formed as the 3rd Infantry Labour Company Kings Liverpool Regiment, on [[17 February]] 1917. They served in various locations of the [[Western Front]] in France. Sometime during the following nine months Fred was transferred to 754th Area Employment Company. He kept the same service number as both units came under the Labour Corp, members of which were always buried with reference to their original regiment. The 754th also operated in various locations of the Western Front as different size groups as required. On [[29 April]] 1918 they were in Arques, then on [[11 May]] 1918 they were sent to St Germain au Mont D'or. This was No.2 Rest Camp and Hospital and the place where Fred died [[16 July]] 1918.</ref><br>754th Area Employment Company / Private 40679
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[[Category:12th Battalion Roll of Honour]]
[[Category:Other ranks (12th Battalion)]]
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[[Category:St. Germain-Au-Mont-D'or Communal Cemetery Extension]]

Latest revision as of 01:06, 19 December 2021

a Soldier of the Border Regiment / Remembered with Honour
Fred Williams
Fred Williams

Fred Williams
12th Battalion (Reserve)
Border Regiment


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Military
Rank Private
Service Number 24369
Battalion 12th Battalion (Reserve) [1]
Regiment Border Regiment
Enlisted 12 April, 1916
Transferred Liverpool Regiment / Private 62266
68th Labour Company / Private 40679 / Motordriver [2]
754th Area Employment Company / Private 40679
Theatre(s) of War France and Flanders
Medals Victory Medal / British War Medal
Personal
Full Name Fred Williams
Born 1893 / Middleton Junction, Lancashire
Employment Wilcockson Brothers in Middleton (haulage company)
Spouse(s) Eliza Williams (nee Hilton) / m. 21 October, 1911 / St. Gabriels Church / Aged 18
Children George and Doris Williams
Parents William Henry (Boilermaker) and Elizabeth Williams
Residence(s) 52 Andrew Street, Middleton
Nationality British (English)
Remembrance
Casualty Type Commonwealth War Dead
Died 16 July 1918
Age 25
Burial Type Grave / Family inscription reads:
A Silent Sigh, A Hidden Tear, A Sacred Memory Of One So Dear
Reference Number B.12.
Resting Place St. Germain-Au-Mont-D'or Communal Cemetery Extension
Commemorated in perpetuity by the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Biography
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References and notes
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  1. ↑ Fred did not serve abroad with the Border Regiment but he did with the Liverpool Regiment.
  2. ↑ The 68th Labour Company was formed as the 3rd Infantry Labour Company Kings Liverpool Regiment, on 17 February 1917. They served in various locations of the Western Front in France. Sometime during the following nine months Fred was transferred to 754th Area Employment Company. He kept the same service number as both units came under the Labour Corp, members of which were always buried with reference to their original regiment. The 754th also operated in various locations of the Western Front as different size groups as required. On 29 April 1918 they were in Arques, then on 11 May 1918 they were sent to St Germain au Mont D'or. This was No.2 Rest Camp and Hospital and the place where Fred died 16 July 1918.
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