Source: 18th Battalion Nominal Roll, April 1915.
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Family Search: Private Alfred Williams was born in 1893 as the son of Alfred Williams and Marion Taylor. He married Edith Green on 5 March 1915, in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada in 1921 and Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1922. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 21, his occupation is listed as labourer.
Initially served with the 18th Battalion. He requested to be transferred to the 27th Battalion so he could serve with his father, Pte. Alfred Williams, reg. no. 71685.
Private John Brodie was a witness to the marriage of this soldier to Edith Green.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 