Key Information<\/strong><\/h2>\nName:<\/strong>\u00a0George Trevor Williams,
DoB:<\/strong>\u00a0October 19 1888, Loughborough.
Regt:<\/strong>\u00a0 Captain Royal Field Artillery
DoD:<\/strong>\u00a0April 19 1918\u00a0
Academic Career<\/strong>: CGS 1901-6<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n \n ![\"williams\"](\"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/williams.jpg\" "\\"williams\\"")
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George was the son of Rev. George Henry Williams, head master of Carlisle grammar school, and \u00a0Florence Marion nee Williams. His paternal grandfather had been a cab driver from Wales.\u00a0 George Senior was born in Canarvonshire and mother Florence was from Burnley in Lancashire. George himself had been born in Loughborough. In the 1891 census George Williams was headmaster of a grammar school in Devon. In 1901 he was a headmaster in Kendal. As young George joined the Carlisle grammar school in September 1901, the family must have moved to Carlisle by then. George Williams Senior was headmaster of the grammar school from 1901-1912. In the 1911 Census young George Trevor was 22 and living as a boarder in Newcastle-upon-Tyne as an engineering draftsman.<\/p>\n
The Carlisle Grammar School Memorial Register records the following information about its Headmaster from 1901-1912:
\u201c1901 Williams, Rev. George Henry, Appointed April, 1301; educated at Friars\u2019 School, Bangor, and Christ Coll., Brecon; Jesus Coll., Oxford, Scholar; 2nd Class Classical Mod., 1881; B.A. (2nd Class Lit. Hum.), 1883; M.A., 1886; Ordained, 1887; formerly Second Master, Loughborough Grammar School, 1884-9 and C. of Loughborough, 1887-9; Head Master of Kingsbridge Grammar School,(Devon) 1889-91; of Kendal Grammar School, 1891-1901; of Carlisle Grammar School, 1901-12; R. of Remenham, Henley-on-Thames, 1912. \u00a0Author, Careers for Our Sons. Address: Remenham Rectory, Henley-on-Thames.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nGeorge\u2019s brother, Arthur Hugh Kay Williams, also a former pupil of the grammar school, served in the Berkshire Yeomanry and 41 Cavalry (2nd Lt, Lt & Capt).<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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1901-06 CGS County Council Major Scholar, 1905. Open Entrance Exhib. (\u00a315), Armstrong Coll. of Science, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Oct., 1906. Senior Pemberton Scholar, 1907. B.Sc., Durham, 1908. Pemberton Fellow of the 292 REGISTER Univ. of Durham, 1909. M.Sc, Durham, 1909. B.Sc, (Engineering), London, 1908. Advanced Student, Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 1909-10. Engineer and glass manufacturer.<\/p>\n
In 1914 he was Manager of Chance Brothers & Co. Ltd., the company was taken over by Pilkingtons in 1945.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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George enlisted on the 3rd August 1914, he was 147lbs and 5ft 10\u2033 tall. He stated on his application that he\u2019d been in \u2018K\u2019 Company 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers from 1906 -08 and then in the Inns of Court O.T.C.His referee Mr Owen, retired Principal of Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne described him as a \u201chighly skilled engineer\u201d.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Served in France, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia. Capt., Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery (38TH BTY 9TH BDE) Died \u00a0of a fractured skull, \u00a0at Station Hospital, Rawalpindi, India, the result of an accident, April 19, 1918.<\/p>\nEnlisted as a Trooper (#1087) in the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps Squadron on 3 Sept 1914<\/p>\n
Commissioned into the RFA on 13 Oct 14<\/p>\n
Captain, RFA during the Great War<\/p>\n
Served in France (1914-15), at Gallipoli (1915), in Egypt (1916),\u00a0 in Mesopotamia (1916) and in India (1916-18)<\/p>\n
Embarked for Egypt on the\u00a0Ionian<\/em>\u00a0at Devonport on 3 July 1915. At the time he was serving with 60th Brigade, RFA<\/p>\nInvalided<\/p>\n
George died in hospital at Rawal Pindi, India, as a result of a fractured skull in April 1918; he was not on duty at the time of the accident. Exactly what caused this to happen is not stated on the report of the RFA 38th<\/sup>\u00a0Battery 9th<\/sup>\u00a0Brigade of his death.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n - \n \n \n Battalion <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n
DoB:<\/strong>\u00a0October 19 1888, Loughborough.
Regt:<\/strong>\u00a0 Captain Royal Field Artillery
DoD:<\/strong>\u00a0April 19 1918\u00a0
Academic Career<\/strong>: CGS 1901-6<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n
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George was the son of Rev. George Henry Williams, head master of Carlisle grammar school, and \u00a0Florence Marion nee Williams. His paternal grandfather had been a cab driver from Wales.\u00a0 George Senior was born in Canarvonshire and mother Florence was from Burnley in Lancashire. George himself had been born in Loughborough. In the 1891 census George Williams was headmaster of a grammar school in Devon. In 1901 he was a headmaster in Kendal. As young George joined the Carlisle grammar school in September 1901, the family must have moved to Carlisle by then. George Williams Senior was headmaster of the grammar school from 1901-1912. In the 1911 Census young George Trevor was 22 and living as a boarder in Newcastle-upon-Tyne as an engineering draftsman.<\/p>\n
The Carlisle Grammar School Memorial Register records the following information about its Headmaster from 1901-1912:
\u201c1901 Williams, Rev. George Henry, Appointed April, 1301; educated at Friars\u2019 School, Bangor, and Christ Coll., Brecon; Jesus Coll., Oxford, Scholar; 2nd Class Classical Mod., 1881; B.A. (2nd Class Lit. Hum.), 1883; M.A., 1886; Ordained, 1887; formerly Second Master, Loughborough Grammar School, 1884-9 and C. of Loughborough, 1887-9; Head Master of Kingsbridge Grammar School,(Devon) 1889-91; of Kendal Grammar School, 1891-1901; of Carlisle Grammar School, 1901-12; R. of Remenham, Henley-on-Thames, 1912. \u00a0Author, Careers for Our Sons. Address: Remenham Rectory, Henley-on-Thames.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nGeorge\u2019s brother, Arthur Hugh Kay Williams, also a former pupil of the grammar school, served in the Berkshire Yeomanry and 41 Cavalry (2nd Lt, Lt & Capt).<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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1901-06 CGS County Council Major Scholar, 1905. Open Entrance Exhib. (\u00a315), Armstrong Coll. of Science, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Oct., 1906. Senior Pemberton Scholar, 1907. B.Sc., Durham, 1908. Pemberton Fellow of the 292 REGISTER Univ. of Durham, 1909. M.Sc, Durham, 1909. B.Sc, (Engineering), London, 1908. Advanced Student, Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 1909-10. Engineer and glass manufacturer.<\/p>\n
In 1914 he was Manager of Chance Brothers & Co. Ltd., the company was taken over by Pilkingtons in 1945.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
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George enlisted on the 3rd August 1914, he was 147lbs and 5ft 10\u2033 tall. He stated on his application that he\u2019d been in \u2018K\u2019 Company 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers from 1906 -08 and then in the Inns of Court O.T.C.His referee Mr Owen, retired Principal of Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne described him as a \u201chighly skilled engineer\u201d.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Served in France, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia. Capt., Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery (38TH BTY 9TH BDE) Died \u00a0of a fractured skull, \u00a0at Station Hospital, Rawalpindi, India, the result of an accident, April 19, 1918.<\/p>\nEnlisted as a Trooper (#1087) in the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps Squadron on 3 Sept 1914<\/p>\n
Commissioned into the RFA on 13 Oct 14<\/p>\n
Captain, RFA during the Great War<\/p>\n
Served in France (1914-15), at Gallipoli (1915), in Egypt (1916),\u00a0 in Mesopotamia (1916) and in India (1916-18)<\/p>\n
Embarked for Egypt on the\u00a0Ionian<\/em>\u00a0at Devonport on 3 July 1915. At the time he was serving with 60th Brigade, RFA<\/p>\nInvalided<\/p>\n
George died in hospital at Rawal Pindi, India, as a result of a fractured skull in April 1918; he was not on duty at the time of the accident. Exactly what caused this to happen is not stated on the report of the RFA 38th<\/sup>\u00a0Battery 9th<\/sup>\u00a0Brigade of his death.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n - \n \n \n Battalion <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n
George was the son of Rev. George Henry Williams, head master of Carlisle grammar school, and \u00a0Florence Marion nee Williams. His paternal grandfather had been a cab driver from Wales.\u00a0 George Senior was born in Canarvonshire and mother Florence was from Burnley in Lancashire. George himself had been born in Loughborough. In the 1891 census George Williams was headmaster of a grammar school in Devon. In 1901 he was a headmaster in Kendal. As young George joined the Carlisle grammar school in September 1901, the family must have moved to Carlisle by then. George Williams Senior was headmaster of the grammar school from 1901-1912. In the 1911 Census young George Trevor was 22 and living as a boarder in Newcastle-upon-Tyne as an engineering draftsman.<\/p>\n
The Carlisle Grammar School Memorial Register records the following information about its Headmaster from 1901-1912: George\u2019s brother, Arthur Hugh Kay Williams, also a former pupil of the grammar school, served in the Berkshire Yeomanry and 41 Cavalry (2nd Lt, Lt & Capt).<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n 1901-06 CGS County Council Major Scholar, 1905. Open Entrance Exhib. (\u00a315), Armstrong Coll. of Science, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Oct., 1906. Senior Pemberton Scholar, 1907. B.Sc., Durham, 1908. Pemberton Fellow of the 292 REGISTER Univ. of Durham, 1909. M.Sc, Durham, 1909. B.Sc, (Engineering), London, 1908. Advanced Student, Trinity Coll., Cambridge, 1909-10. Engineer and glass manufacturer.<\/p>\n In 1914 he was Manager of Chance Brothers & Co. Ltd., the company was taken over by Pilkingtons in 1945.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n George enlisted on the 3rd August 1914, he was 147lbs and 5ft 10\u2033 tall. He stated on his application that he\u2019d been in \u2018K\u2019 Company 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers from 1906 -08 and then in the Inns of Court O.T.C.His referee Mr Owen, retired Principal of Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne described him as a \u201chighly skilled engineer\u201d.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Served in France, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia. Capt., Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery (38TH BTY 9TH BDE) Died \u00a0of a fractured skull, \u00a0at Station Hospital, Rawalpindi, India, the result of an accident, April 19, 1918.<\/p>\n Enlisted as a Trooper (#1087) in the Inns of Court Officer Training Corps Squadron on 3 Sept 1914<\/p>\n Commissioned into the RFA on 13 Oct 14<\/p>\n Captain, RFA during the Great War<\/p>\n Served in France (1914-15), at Gallipoli (1915), in Egypt (1916),\u00a0 in Mesopotamia (1916) and in India (1916-18)<\/p>\n Embarked for Egypt on the\u00a0Ionian<\/em>\u00a0at Devonport on 3 July 1915. At the time he was serving with 60th Brigade, RFA<\/p>\n Invalided<\/p>\n George died in hospital at Rawal Pindi, India, as a result of a fractured skull in April 1918; he was not on duty at the time of the accident. Exactly what caused this to happen is not stated on the report of the RFA 38th<\/sup>\u00a0Battery 9th<\/sup>\u00a0Brigade of his death.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n
\u201c1901 Williams, Rev. George Henry, Appointed April, 1301; educated at Friars\u2019 School, Bangor, and Christ Coll., Brecon; Jesus Coll., Oxford, Scholar; 2nd Class Classical Mod., 1881; B.A. (2nd Class Lit. Hum.), 1883; M.A., 1886; Ordained, 1887; formerly Second Master, Loughborough Grammar School, 1884-9 and C. of Loughborough, 1887-9; Head Master of Kingsbridge Grammar School,(Devon) 1889-91; of Kendal Grammar School, 1891-1901; of Carlisle Grammar School, 1901-12; R. of Remenham, Henley-on-Thames, 1912. \u00a0Author, Careers for Our Sons. Address: Remenham Rectory, Henley-on-Thames.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n