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James Joseph Williams

In memory of:

Leading Seaman James Joseph Williams

December 30, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

3751

Age:

22

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Navy

Division:

H.M.C.S. Sioux

Additional Information


Born:

September 22, 1922
Victoria, British Columbia

Enlistment:

May 27, 1940
Esquimalt, British Columbia

Son of Edward and Rachael Williams of Victoria, British Columbia.

Brother of Able Seaman Robert John Williams, who died while serving with the Royal Canadian Navy.

Commemorated on Page 479 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY
Orkney, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot O. Row 1. Grave 16A.

Location:

LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY Hoy and Graemsay is on Hoy, between Mill Bay and Ore Bay.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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