Copy Photograph: Plaque erected in commemoration of seaman, William Williams

COPY PHOTOGRAPH: Plaque erected [at Amlwch in 1960] in commemoration of seaman, William Williams, V. C., D. S. M. and Bar, Medaille Militaire R. N. R.

William Williams was born in Well Street, Amlwch in 1890 to parents Ann and Richard, a boatman. He was educated at Amlwch Port School before joining the crew of the Beaumaris schooner Meyric. At the outbreak of WW1 he enlisted in the Royal Naval Reserve as a seaman/gunner and served on Q ships. By the end of the war he was one of the most decorated ratings having received the Victoria Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal twice and the Médaille Militaire. Thereafter he was known locally as "Will V. C.". The people of Amlwch gave him a gold watch, bought through public subscription, he was the founder of the Holyhead branch of the Royal British Legion and worked at Holyhead docks after the war. William Williams lived in Holyhead until his death in 1965 and was buried in Amlwch Cemetery.

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