History while in the forces
05 Dec 1914: joined HMS Hilary (an auxiliary cruiser) as Assistant Paymaster and has remained with that boat until present time 01 Feb 191730 May 1917: HMS Hilary reported torpedoed in North Sea, only 4 killed. Mr Williams name not mentioned
10 Jul 1917: appointed to take charge of 2 Assistant Paymasters and 7 Writers at Haslar Naval Camp, Gosport
22 Aug 1917: Mr Williams writes that he has had conveyed to him through the Commanding Officer at Portsmouth the appreciation of the Lords of the Admiralty for his conduct on the occasion of the sinking of HMS Hilary
04 Dec 1917: promoted to Paymaster appointed to HMS Princess Margaret
Jan 1919: died at Leith from pneumonia after a trip with 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron
- Surname
- Williams
- Forename
- Wilfred Thomson
- Rating or rank
- Assistant Paymaster
- Regiment or Other Unit
- (HMS Hilary) HMS Princess Margaret Royal Naval Reserve
- Branch
- Prenton Road, Birkenhead
- Date of Birth
- 26 Sep 1885
- Date of birth
- 1885
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 02 Mar 1903
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 05 Dec 1914
