Private R.W. Williams

The last British soldier to be secretly buried in Clare was Private R.W. Williams (service no. 4179390). Williams, son of Mrs M. Williams of 3 Abbey Green, Chester, was a member of the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, stationed in Limerick.   On 26 May 1921 the IRA had attempted to blow up the two-arched ... Read more

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