Richard Garnons Williams
Welsh rugby union player and soldier (1856–1915) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, see Dickie Williams. For the Australian rugby league footballer, see Richard Williams (rugby league).
Colonel Richard Davies Garnons Williams (15 June 1856 – 27 September 1915)[lower-alpha 1] was a British Army officer and Welsh rugby union player who represented Wales, Brecon and Newport. He played in the first Wales international rugby union match in 1881.
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Birth name | Richard Davies Garnons Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1856-06-15)15 June 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Llowes, Wales, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 27 September 1915(1915-09-27) (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Loos, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Magdalen College School, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Trinity College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Alice Jessie Williams
(m. 1885) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service/ | British Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commands held | 12th Royal Fusiliers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | World War I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memorials | Loos Memorial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Garnons Williams became an officer in the British Army in 1876, and retired from regular service in 1892, though he continued to serve in a voluntary capacity until 1906. Already aged 58 at the outbreak of the First World War, he rejoined the army and was killed in action in 1915.