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Williams, Lawrence (1876-1958), Colonel
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Dates of existence
1876-1958
History
Son of the Rev. William and Marian Williams of Parciau, Anglesey, born 25 Apr. 1876. He attended Harrow, and then Trinity College, Cambridge, matriculating in Michaelmas term, 1894. He was made Second Lieut., in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 1896, served in the Boer War 1898-1901, was made Captain in 1899 and Major in 1902. He served in World War I, in the 3rd Battalion of the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, and was promoted to Colonel in 1919. He married Catherine E. A. Phibbs in 1897, and Elinor Henrietta Williams in 1909.