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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]Houseworkfairy, In the Society's 1982 book "Around Old Heanor" there is a full page photograph of (elderly) Bill Williamson wearing his medals "Boer War Veteran , Mr Bill Williamson, who died in January 1982 aged 103 years. Bill celebrated his 21st birthday fighting at the seige of ladysmith in South Africa, surviving on rations of horseflesh and biscuits. During the 1st WW he served in france and was twice wounded, receiving 2 decorations, in the 2nd WW he joined the Home Guard. Bill lived on Station Rd Langley Mill and was a postman for 30 years until his retirement. In 1978 he was awarded the British Empire medal, and when he was 101 he was presented to Prince Charles at an event in Derby organised by the british legion. Bill died as a reult of an accident, when he slipped on ice near his home. In the Ripley and Heanor abt July 1912 there is a series of interviews over the weeks called "War Stories" I have found interviews with my grandads 3 brothers in this series-very interesting -half a page per interview and a photo -maybe Bill was interviewed at this time.?? I would imagine when he was presented to prince charles -that would have made the local paper too??[/quote]
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This message was updated on 11/5/2006 7:21:03 PM by RMMee

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replied on: 11/5/2006 6:00:45 PM

Houseworkfairy,
In the Society's 1982 book "Around Old Heanor" there is a full page photograph of (elderly) Bill Williamson wearing his medals
"Boer War Veteran , Mr Bill Williamson, who died in January 1982 aged 103 years. Bill celebrated his 21st birthday fighting at the seige of ladysmith in South Africa, surviving on rations of horseflesh and biscuits. During the 1st WW he served in france and was twice wounded, receiving 2 decorations, in the 2nd WW he joined the Home Guard. Bill lived on Station Rd Langley Mill and was a postman for 30 years until his retirement. In 1978 he was awarded the British Empire medal, and when he was 101 he was presented to Prince Charles at an event in Derby organised by the british legion. Bill died as a reult of an accident, when he slipped on ice near his home.
In the Ripley and Heanor abt July 1912 there is a series of interviews over the weeks called "War Stories" I have found interviews with my grandads 3 brothers in this series-very interesting -half a page per interview and a photo -maybe Bill was interviewed at this time.??
I would imagine when he was presented to prince charles -that would have made the local paper too??

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