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Feb 29, 1892
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Born in Ottawa, Ontario to
Alfred and Agnes (nee Sievers) Williams
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Apr 6, 1906
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Shown as a member of the 43rd
Regiment, Duke of Cornwall’s Own Rifles Honour Guard for the arrival in
Ottawa of Prince Arthur of Connaught
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Jun 14, 1906
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Shown on the payroll of the 43rd
Regiment, Duke of Cornwall’s Own Rifles as a member of the Brass Band
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 60066 (temporary number 969)
Ø Next of kin given as Agnes M. Williams, mother,
66 Goulburn Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Clerk
Ø Previous military experience given as 43rd
Regiment, Duke of Cornwall’s Own Rifles for 9 years and Governor General’s
Foot Guard for 2 years in Ottawa
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to the Machine Gun Section
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Feb 11, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional
rank of Sergeant in the Machine Gun Section
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Jul 1, 1915
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Confirmed in the rank of
Machine Gun Sergeant
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Dec 26, 1915
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Transferred to the 4th
Canadian Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company
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Apr 22, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 2 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) suffering from the effects of gas poisoning to his
eyes that caused Conjunctivitis
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Apr 23, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 10 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) then transferred to the No. 15 Casualty Clearing
Station the same day
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Apr 28, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
casualty clearing station and rejoined the unit at the front
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Jun 18, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant with pay
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Jan 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 14th
Canadian Machine Gun Company near Floringhem, France
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Apr 16, 1917
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Granted a commission as a Temporary
Lieutenant per London Gazette #30109, June 2, 1917
Transferred to the CMG
(Canadian Machine Gun) Corps and posted to the 2nd Battalion,
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
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Apr 28, 1917
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Attended the Machine Gun
School in Camiers, France for a course
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May 20, 1917
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Rejoined the machine gun
company in Aux Ritz, France from course
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Jul 15, 1917
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jul 29, 1917
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Rejoined the machine gun battalion
from leave
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Aug 27, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 10
Canadian Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown
Origin) sometimes referred to as Trench Fever
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Sep 5, 1917
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Rejoined the machine gun battalion
from the field ambulance
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Nov 7, 1917
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Proceeded on course at the
Machine Gun School in Camiers, France
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Jan 5, 1918
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Rejoined the machine gun battalion
from course
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Jan 10, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 25, 1918
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Rejoined unit from leave
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Mar 13, 1918
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Proceeded on the P&BT
(Physical and Bayonet Training) Course at St. Pol sur Ternoise, France
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Mar 25, 1918
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Rejoined the from course
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Sep 13, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Sep 29, 1918
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Rejoined the 2nd
Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps from leave
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Jan 12, 1919
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Granted 14 days leave to the
United Kingdom
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Jan 29, 1919
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Rejoined unit from leave
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Apr 12, 1919
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Proceeded to England and
transferred to “H” Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Minnekahda in
Liverpool
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May 23, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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May 26, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Lieutenant
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge General Post Office, Ottawa, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 115 Hamilton
Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Alfred Williams served in the
Governor General’s Foot Guard in Ottawa rising to the rank of Major in the
Signals Section
Served as Acting Master of the
Royal Canadian Mint 1946-47, then full time Master of the Royal Canadian Mint
from 1954 to 1959
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Jun 12, 1920
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Married to Phyllis Edith
George in Ottawa, Ontario
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Oct 18, 1946
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Alfred’s wife Edith died in
Ottawa, Ontario and was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario
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May 24, 1954
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Married to Amelia Ruth Thomas
in Markham, Ontario
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Jun 19, 1970
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Alfred Percy Williams died in
Smiths Falls, Ontario and was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa,
Ontario
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