Clifford Williams

Clifford Sidney John Williams (1916 - 1938) was an Englishman from Bristol, he was the son of William and Emily and the older brother of Gerald, Herbert, Arthur, Pauline and Basil.

History
Williams was born in 1916 in Bristol, to William Williams and Emily Watts, he had five younger siblings named Gerald, Herbert, Arthur, Pauline and Basil.

In 1938, Williams purchased a motorcycle and went out for a drive, with his friend Kenneth Ockwell riding pillion. After entering Station Road in Stoke Gifford, a car, driven by Sidney Bennett Dent, drove on the wrong side of the road and swerved at the moment Williams endeavoured to pass. Williams and Ockwell were both thrown from the bike, with only Ockwell surviving. Williams was rushed to Bristol Royal Infirmary, where he died of his injuries. His father gave a statement to Western Daily Press, and an inquiry was held at Bristol Coroner's Court, where a verdict of accidental death was given. He was buried alongside his brothers at St. Michael's Church in Stoke Gifford.