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Capt. James Williams
British Army 18th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
(d.22nd July 1916)
James Williams was born on 31st March 1896, the only son of James and Josephine Anne nee Matthew, of Dessmuir, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. He was at Charterhouse School from 1910 until 1913.
In the Great War he volunteered for a commission in the New Army. He died on 22nd July 1916 of wounds received in action near Trones Wood, during the Battle of the Somme. His grave is in La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie.