Name
Frank Albert Williams
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
01/11/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Air Mechanic 3rd Class
305362
Royal Air Force
(Halton)
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BUSHEY (ST. JAMES) CHURCHYARD
II, in S.W. corner.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Bushey Town Memorial, St James’ Church Memorial, Bushey
Pre War
Born on 21 February 1901 and baptised at St David, Barnsbury in Islington on 7 April 1901, Frank Albert Williams was the son of Ambrose Edwin and Amelia (nee Sheppard) Williams. The baptism record gave their address as 6 Norfolk Road in Islington and the profession of Ambrose as a brewer.
His parents were married on 3 June 1900 at St James Church, Holloway in Islington. Ambrose was 20 years old and he was living at 32 Hollingsworth Street, Islington. Amelia was 24 years old and she was living at 14 Ashburton Grove in Islington. Ambrose was working as a brewer and his father, William Henry Williams (deceased), had been a G.P.O. inspector. Amelia’s father was Joseph Sheppard and he was a labourer.
At the 1901 census, Ambrose and Amelia were living at 6 Norfolk Road. They were aged 24 and 25 years Frank was 7 months old. The birthplace given for all three family members was Islington.
By the time of the 1911 census, Ambrose and Amelia had moved to 13 Francis Street in Wolverhampton and Ambrose was working as a foreman bottler for a brewer. Their ages were then given as 34 and 37 years respectively. Frank was 10 years old and by then had four younger siblings. Their names were Ruby, Beatrice, Henry and Edwin and their ages were 8, 7, 4 and 2 years respectively. Frank Ruby an Beatrice were at school.
Wartime Service
Frank enlisted on 8 October 1918 as an Air Mechanic 3rd class 305362 with the Royal Air Force. He was 17 years old. Just three and a half weeks later on 1 November 1918, he died of septic pneumonia in the Central Military Hospital at Aylesbury.
He is buried in Bushey church yard, grave reference II. In S.W. corner. He is commemorated on the Bushey memorial, on the plaque in St James’ Parish Church, Bushey and at St Paul’s.
The Registers of Soldiers’ Effects named Ambrose as his beneficiary and identifies a payment of £3 14s. 8d paid on 19 March 1919. He was not entitled to a War Gratuity.
The pension card for Frank named Ambrose as his dependant and gave an address of 14 Greatham Road in Bushey. However, it did not show any pension award.
Ambrose died at the age of 61 years in 1938, registered in the Watford district.
Additional Information
Dianne Payne - www.busheyworldwarone.org.uk, Jonty Wild
Acknowledgments
Andrew Palmer
Dianne Payne - www.busheyworldwarone.org.uk, Jonty Wild
