John
Firstname
B.
Middle Name
Williams
Surname
Date of Birth
School Years:
Date of Death:
1923 - 31
Family
Married Nancy Hope in 1942 and they had a son and daughter.
School Record
Played Cricket, Rugby and Athletics
Branch of Service:
Army - The Royal Norfolk Regt. and %th Commando.
Service Number:
Rank:
Decorations:
Service Record
2nd Lieutenant - Temporary Captain 3/11/1944
Campaign/Service Medals
Post War Career
He volunteered for No.5 Commando Regiment. and took part in Operation Ironclad being the invasion of Madagascar on 5/5/1942 by way of an amphibious landing near Diego Suarez.
He was Head of P.E. at Greshams School in Holt Norfolk where he worked both before and after the War. He became a Housemaster and then Headmaster in 1957. He was awarded an OBE for his work for the Combined Cadet Force. He played Rugby for Cornwall, Norfolk and Eastern Counties and was Chairman and President of Holt Rugby Club.
Burial Information
Additional Information
Obituary The Ipswichian 2000 at page 98.
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