POWs - Royal Welsh

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Im am searching for the following soldier of the Royal Welsh regiment:

Corporal Thomas Samuel Williams - Royal Welsh (from Gwersyllt, Wrexham)

Born in 1899, he joined in 1915 (age 17). He was thought to be fighting near Ypres, defending a bridge "to the last man". He was injured on 23rd April, 1917 and taken prisoner. He died of his wounds on 20th May 1917, aged 19.

Would he have been buried in a civilian cemetry somewhere in Germany. We think possibly Berlin. If so, how do I go about finding out?

I have searched through the CWGC site for him and can find no trace.

[kinnethmont]

Flip

Looks like some of your details are wrong, this appears to be your man.

He is buried in Belgium. Kortrijk was in German hands for most of the war and certainly at the time your man died of wounds. This does tend to confirm he was a POW there.

He had transferred to the MGC

Only Thomas Samuel Williams listed in Soldiers Died was

Thomas Samual Williams

Private 36812

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

Died of wounds 26/5/1918

Theatre France & Flanders

Gwersyllt, Denbigh

Enlisted at Gwersyllt Hill

Formerly 7294 Royal Welch Fusiliers

CWGC details are

WILLIAMS, THOMAS SAMUEL

Initials: T S

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

Unit Text: 9th Bn.

Age: 20

Date of Death: 26/05/1918

Service No: 36812

Additional information: Son of Griffith and Elizabeth Williams, of Summer Hill, Wrexham, Denbighshire.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: B. 33.

Cemetery: KORTRIJK (ST. JAN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY

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Thank you so much for this. You are amazing!

I can let the family know now where he is.

Kindest regards,

Flip