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Captain JAMES ALEXANDER WILLIAMS

Service Number: 137369
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Welch Regiment

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 October 1943

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI

1. B. 2.

India

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Julia Ellen Williams, of Llansamlet, Glamorgan.
  • Personal Inscription "A GREAT ADVENTURE WITH A GLORIOUS GOAL. NOTHING THAT LIVES IN THEE IS EVER DEAD"
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Buried or commemorated at

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI
India
Number of casualties: 860
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