244098 Pte. Oscar Owen Williams British Army 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers from:Summerhill, Wrexham My maternal grandfather Oscar Williams was a Lewis Gunner in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, he served from Feb 1915 until the end of the war. He was haunted by his vivid recollections of the horror of war and particularly of his experiences at the Battle of Mametz Wood on the 10th of July 1916, serving in Ypres 1917 and the comrades he lost. He returned an embittered young man in his mid 20's.
He returned to his Summerhill, Wrexham family home and to his job as a coal miner. The war was his only visit to mainland Europe, surprisingly he never saw the attraction of crossing the channel again in his lifetime.
His name appears on the Roll of Honour inside Holy Trinity, the parish church of Gwersyllt, Wrexham alongside all those from the local area who served their country with such bravery in 1914-1919.
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