Gerald Williams

Gerald Kenneth Williams (1919 - 1934) was an English boy from Bristol, he was the son of William and Emily and the brother of Clifford, Herbert, Arthur, Pauline and Basil.

History
Williams was born in Bristol in 1919, the child of William Williams and Emily Watts. He had an older brother named Clifford and four younger siblings named Herbert, Arthur, Pauline and Basil.

He worked as a railway shunter, employed by Great Western Railway, and used to work at the Stoke Gifford sidings. One night in 1934, whilst performing shunting operations, he failed to hear or see three wagons charging against him and was caught in the middle of two and died from his injuries. His father found his body lying next to one of the wagons and an inquest into his death was held. His father gave a statement to Western Daily Press, claiming that the lighting in the yard had been poor. He was buried at St. Michael's cemetery in Stoke Gifford.