Ernest Williams was born in Holywell, Flintshire during the year 1896.

The 1911 Census tells us that the family lived at 2 Gravel Hill, Greenfield, Flintshire.    The head of the family was David Williams, aged 48, a Widower who was employed as a Coal Miner.  He had 3 (three) sons, Thomas Williams aged 20, a General Labourer, John Williams aged 18, also a General Labourer and Ernest Williams aged 16.

He is also remembered on The North Wales Heroes Memorial Arch, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales.

There is no Flintshire Roll of Honour card for Ernest Williams at the County Archives Office, Hawarden.   Details of his medals were obtained from www.forces-war-records.co.uk.