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Second Lieutenant Major Ronald WILLIAMS

4th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
30 Oct 2025
Written by Jeremy Elsworth
1939-40
YORK [1929-1933] Head of House & School Prefect
YORK [1929-1933] Head of House & School Prefect

Ronnie was born on 3rd June 1915 and received his commission on 27th May 1939. He served in France with his battalion as part of the British Expeditionary Force. At time of his death on Sunday 19th May 1940 he was 24 years of age. He is buried in Isieres Communal Cemetery, Belgium.

Younger son of Jesse Williams & Victoria Evelyn Williams of Great Meols, Hoylake, Cheshire. His elder brother George [N.1927-31] was killed in France in 1944.

 

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Revised: October 2025


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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