Looking for a ww2 sergeant named George Ernest Williams

Hi everyone again,

You may have seen my other post about George Stanley ("Sonny") Hall.
I just want to say thank you to everyone for your help. I now have information regarding his birth, death and service time. However, I am still lacking a photo.

This time I am searching for information regarding another individual.

The information I know will be listed below: (I got this information from my granddad, George [or Ernest] was my great-granddad.)
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Name: George Ernest Williams [or] Ernest George Williams
Mothers name: Lotte (maiden name unknown)

My granddad told me he was a Staff Sergeant (I really do not know how accurate this information is though)
Born: ?/?/1920 (give or take a few years)
Lived in North London
He also survived the war.

Additional Info: He had a German Shepard which had to be put down after the war because it only accepted orders from him.
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I know this is not a lot of information but this is all i know.

If anyone has any additional information please leave a reply!
Thank you!

Jsavage00

 

Any clues on where in North London, Islington ?

I might struggle with the German Shepherd though, did it have a name !

Guy

 

Hi, thanks for replying,
He probably would have lived in islington before the war but I do not know where. He lived in mildmay (something like that) after the war.
Cheers,
Jsavage00

 

I have found this:

ERNEST GEORGE WILLIAMS married LOTTIE E MINETT at Croyden in the 3rd Quarter of 1918.

If this is your Great grandfather, he would have most likely seen service in the 1st World War.

If you can give more details of other family members it will help.

Guy

 

thats his dad, my great-great-granddad I am looking for George Seniors Son, lottie is his mum Thank you for this.

Jsavage00

 

Just to save others making searches I believe the info has been sent to Jsavage00 via PM

Can this be confirmed?

TD

edited to add:
As that info includes his death cert (I believe) you could apply for his service records

 

I dont think the information is correct as the mothers maiden name is/was Minett.

Jsavage00

 

Williams born with a mothers maiden name of Minett

Pre 1915 - 1 (William Williams b 1911 - Herefordshire)
Post 1915 - 18 (5 born in Lambeth in the early 1920's)

So was the info I sent for George Williams (mother Dolling) via PM of any use??

TD

 

Name: James Williams
Mother's Maiden Surname: Minett
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1922
Registration district: Lambeth
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 554


Name: Frances Williams
Mother's Maiden Surname: Minett
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1926
Registration district: Lambeth
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 452


Name: Alfred Williams
Mother's Maiden Surname: Minett
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1921
Registration district: Lambeth
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 532


Name: Agnes Williams
Mother's Maiden Surname: Minett
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1920
Registration district: Lambeth
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 832


Name: Alfred Williams
Mother's Maiden Surname: Minett
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1924
Registration district: Lambeth
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 1d
Page Number: 445

There are 2 Alfreds, I can only assume at this time, as I have not checked further that Alfred b 1921, died at an early age i.e. before his namesake was born in 1924

TD

 

I will check to see if these are his siblings.

 

Hi Guy

The marriage on Ancestry is slightly different to yours ?? - confused see in red below

Name: Ernest G Williams
Spouse Surname: Minett
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1918
Registration district: Croydon
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume Number: 2a
Page Number: 895
Find Spouse: Find Spouse


Name: Lottie E Minett
Spouse Surname: Willems
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1918
Registration district: Croydon
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume Number: 2a
Page Number: 895
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

I have corrected it as alternate information and noted it as a transcription error

TD

 

TD,

Thats my great-great-grandfather and his wife (my great-grandfathers mum).
I think that was just a spelling error.
So yeah, they're his parents.
Any information about his son?
Cheers,
Jsavage00

 

Their children I believe are as posted in post 9 above. As you will see there is not a George unless it is a middle name for one of them that they preferred to their first given name.

I think you may need to take all the info here and draw up some form of family tree to see if it fits or not with any and all the info you have or if its possible to glean more details from others in the family, photos in dusty boxes, letters etc etc

TD

edited to add:

The reason I suggest that is that the only George E Williams born in Islington 1920 has a mother whose maiden name is 'Dolling'

Name: George E Williams
Mother's Maiden Surname: Dolling
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1920
Registration district: Islington
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume Number: 1b
Page Number: 377

the above details would tie in with a death cert (if he died in the year stated)


Name: George Ernest Williams
Birth Date: 21 May 1920
Date of Registration: Mar 1992
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: Islington
Inferred County: London
Volume: 13
Page: 1491

 

TD,
It must be a transcription error, FMP records show Williams searched from the Minett surname.

I have been trying variants of Minett in the hope that has been transcribed wrong on the birth record.

Guy

 

I am going to see my granddad in an hour so I'll tell you the information

 

They weren't his siblings, he had a brother called Bert who served in Australia during ww2, his mothers name (including maiden) was Lottie Minett

 

He lived in south new Wales

 

WHITBOURN Lottie Elizabeth born 1889 Brighton Sussex

MINETT George Henry Born 1887 Sutton Surrey

marries Lottie Elizabeth WHITBOURN 3 Q 1909 Epsom Surrey

1911 Census they are living at 44 Glebe Road Sutton Surrey

I have also found a G Minett killed in action serving with the 7th East Surreys

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/589297/MINETT,%20G

ERNEST GEORGE WILLIAMS married LOTTIE E MINETT at Croyden in the 3rd Quarter of 1918.

I couldn't find any children from the marriage to George Henry Minett.

Guy

 

i dont think whitbourn is a name within the family.

Edited to add:

How will I know if there was a whitbourn in the family because my grandfathers memory is no good and there is no one else who to ask.
Cheers,
Jsavage00

 

No more information regarding my great-grandfather?
Jsavage00