Trevor Noel Williams

Trevor was born near Usk in Monmouthshire, Wales on December 7, 1919…the fourth child of Joseph Reginald and Marjorie Price. Trevor (age 6) immigrated to Canada in 1927 with his parents and two older brothers (Albert 11 and Harry 8) and two younger sisters (Marjorie 5 and Jessie 3) and a cousin Joseph age 27. The family traveled by 3^rd Class Passage, landing in Montreal.

The family lived for one year in Sunderland Ontario, then moved to Georgetown and Gen Williams, where they lived in various houses including 26 Beaver St. (although the original house is gone) and in 1931 on the 9^th Line.

In 1939, with his very good friend Bob McMenemy, he enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry in Galt, Ontario. After some training in Quebec and Nova Scotia, the regiment was sent overseas and eventually took part in the D Day landing. Trevor was wounded in September of 1944, in the Schelt Estuary and was sent back to England for recovery. By the time he was fit to return to action, the war had ended and he was able to return home.

Before the war, Trevor was working at Abitibi Provincial Paper, and he returned to his job there.

After meeting and marrying Norah Cleave they bought a “war time” house at 32 Churchill Crescent, Georgetown living there until 1954, at which time they moved to 18 Parkview Blvd. in Georgetown. Trevor and Norah lived on Parkview until his death on September 7, 2000.

Trevor was cremated and some of his ashes spread on the hillside in Wales, some on Juno, some at his cottage in Meaford and some in Greenwood Cemetery where his name is inscribed on a stone along with his wife’s and her parent’s.

Truly a Canadian Hero. His story lives on. *Submitted to Homes of Heroes Halton Hills by Kathy Williams Burt with additional information taken from Ancestry.ca