Fawcett Thomas Williams

Captain Fawcett Thomas Williams – Welsh Regiment

Early Life

Fawcett Thomas Williams was born in 1892, the son of David J. Williams and Rosa Williams. Details of his early life are scarce, and unlike many other servicemen of his generation, few census records have survived to trace his family background.

Marriage

Fawcett Thomas Williams  and Ethel Maria Tanner
marriage certificate
St. Paul's church, Landore

The most concrete surviving record of Fawcett’s civilian life is his marriage certificate. He married Ethel Maria Tanner at St. Paul’s Church, Landore, a union that linked two Swansea families during the turmoil of the First World War.

Military Service

Fawcett served with distinction in the Welsh Regiment, achieving the rank of Captain. His career placed him among the officer class of the regiment, entrusted with leadership during one of the most destructive conflicts in British history.

Death and Burial

Fawcett Thomas Williams
Danygraig Cemetery
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Captain Fawcett Thomas Williams died at Lowestoft on 23^rd February 1919, a few months after the armistice, making him one of the men whose deaths marked the lingering shadow of the war even after its official conclusion.

He was brought home to Swansea and buried at Danygraig Cemetery, where his grave lies among those of fellow servicemen who, like him, gave their lives in the Great War.

Legacy

Though little documentation survives of his life, Captain Williams’ story is emblematic of many officers who did not live to see the peace they had fought for. His burial at Danygraig connects him to the broader community of Swansea men and women who bore the cost of the First World War, and his memory endures as part of the city’s roll of sacrifice.