Identity
Person No.
28493
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Lloyd Allison
Initials
L A
Date of Birth
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Unit
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,313
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, by shellfire while holding a trench with his platoon near Longueval during the Battle of the Somme
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On the Somme battlefield at Thiepval, overlooking the Ancre valley
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Lloyd Allison Williams
Notes
Son of the Rev. Ellis Jones Williams and Minnie Williams, of 20, Alexandra Rd., Market Drayton, Salop. Born in Natal, South Africa in 1893 and was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, England before entering the Civil Service. On outbreak of War in 1914, he enlisted in the Black Watch. In March 1915, he received his commission in the DCLI. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918.
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 6 B: named on photograph "Lloyd Allison Williams". Photograph: South African War Graves Project. Date of birth recorded by the South African War Graves Project.
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