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	'''Roger Fenton Garnons Williams''' {{postnominal\|MBE}} (13 August 1891 – 15 January 1961) was a [[Welsh people\|Welsh]] first-class [[cricket]]er and an officer in the [[British Army]].		'''Roger Fenton Garnons Williams''' {{postnominal\|MBE}} (13 August 1891 – 15 January 1961) was a [[Welsh people\|Welsh]] first-class [[cricket]]er and an officer in the [[British Army]].

	The son of the Welsh [[rugby union]] international and army officer [[Richard Garnons Williams]], he was born at [[Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]] in August 1891 and was educated at [[Winchester College]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book \|title=Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register \|date=1907 \|publisher=P. and G. Wells \|pages=622 \|url=https://archive.org/details/winchestercolle00collgoog \|language=en}}</ref> Serving in the [[British Army]], Garnons Williams was initially commissioned as a [[Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries\|second lieutenant]] in the [[South Wales Borderers]], later transferring to the [[Royal Fusiliers]] during the [[First World War]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29651\|date=4 July 1916\|page=6603}}</ref> He gained one promotion during the war, being made a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]] in November 1917 and served as an [[adjutant]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30513\|date=5 February 1918\|page=1786\|supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30806\|date=19 July 1918\|page=8575\|supp=y}}</ref> He saw action in the [[Mesopotamian campaign]] during the war, service for which he was made an [[Order of the British Empire\|MBE]] in September 1921.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=32452\|date=9 September 1921\|page=7195\|supp=y}}</ref> An acting [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] by 1921,<ref>{{cite book \|title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain \|first=Bernard \|last=Burke \|date=1921 \|publisher=Burke Publishing Company \|pages=1900 \|url=https://~~www~~.google.~~co.uk~~/books~~/edition/A_Genealogical_and_Heraldic_History_of_t/~~2v8-AQAAMAAJ \|language=en}}</ref> he served in [[British India]] in the 1920s.		The son of the Welsh [[rugby union]] international and army officer [[Richard Garnons Williams]], he was born at [[Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]] in August 1891 and was educated at [[Winchester College]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book \|title=Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register \|date=1907 \|publisher=P. and G. Wells \|pages=622 \|url=https://archive.org/details/winchestercolle00collgoog \|language=en}}</ref> Serving in the [[British Army]], Garnons Williams was initially commissioned as a [[Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries\|second lieutenant]] in the [[South Wales Borderers]], later transferring to the [[Royal Fusiliers]] during the [[First World War]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=29651\|date=4 July 1916\|page=6603}}</ref> He gained one promotion during the war, being made a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)\|lieutenant]] in November 1917 and served as an [[adjutant]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30513\|date=5 February 1918\|page=1786\|supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=30806\|date=19 July 1918\|page=8575\|supp=y}}</ref> He saw action in the [[Mesopotamian campaign]] during the war, service for which he was made an [[Order of the British Empire\|MBE]] in September 1921.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=32452\|date=9 September 1921\|page=7195\|supp=y}}</ref> An acting [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)\|captain]] by 1921,<ref>{{cite book \|title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain \|first=Bernard \|last=Burke \|date=1921 \|publisher=Burke Publishing Company \|pages=1900 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2v8-AQAAMAAJ \|language=en}}</ref> he served in [[British India]] in the 1920s.

	He played [[first-class cricket]] in India, playing for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on three occasions between 1924 and 1928, in addition to making an appearance each for the [[Indian Army cricket team]] against the touring [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] in 1926 and for the [[Punjab Governor's XI cricket team\|Punjab Governor's XI]] against [[Northern India cricket team\|Northern India]] in 1928.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13495/First-Class_Matches.html\|title=First-Class Matches played by Roger Garnons Williams\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2021-11-09\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In five first-class matches, he scored 178 runs with a highest score of 40, while with the ball he took one wicket.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13495/f_Batting_by_Team.html\|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Garnons Williams\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2021-11-09\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13003/f_Bowling_by_Team.html\|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Roger Garnons Williams\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2021-11-09\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was made a [[brevet (rank)\|brevet]] [[Major (United Kingdom)\|major]] in January 1933 and gained the rank in full in March 1937.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33899\|date=3 January 1933\|page=51}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34377\|date=5 March 1937\|page=1493}}</ref> He retired from active service in September 1938.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34553\|date=20 September 1938\|page=5950}}</ref> Garnons Williams died at [[Midhurst]] in January 1961.		He played [[first-class cricket]] in India, playing for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on three occasions between 1924 and 1928, in addition to making an appearance each for the [[Indian Army cricket team]] against the touring [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] in 1926 and for the [[Punjab Governor's XI cricket team\|Punjab Governor's XI]] against [[Northern India cricket team\|Northern India]] in 1928.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13495/First-Class_Matches.html\|title=First-Class Matches played by Roger Garnons Williams\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2021-11-09\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In five first-class matches, he scored 178 runs with a highest score of 40, while with the ball he took one wicket.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13495/f_Batting_by_Team.html\|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Garnons Williams\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2021-11-09\|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13003/f_Bowling_by_Team.html\|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Roger Garnons Williams\|publisher=CricketArchive\|accessdate=2021-11-09\|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was made a [[brevet (rank)\|brevet]] [[Major (United Kingdom)\|major]] in January 1933 and gained the rank in full in March 1937.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=33899\|date=3 January 1933\|page=51}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34377\|date=5 March 1937\|page=1493}}</ref> He retired from active service in September 1938.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=34553\|date=20 September 1938\|page=5950}}</ref> Garnons Williams died at [[Midhurst]] in January 1961.
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{{short description|Welsh cricketer and British Army officer}}
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| name =
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Roger Fenton Garnons Williams
| birth_date = 13 August 1891
| birth_place = [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], [[Middlesex]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1961|1|15|1891|8|13|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Midhurst]], [[Sussex]], England
| nickname =
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| batting = Unknown
| bowling = Unknown
| role =
| club1 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]]
| year1 = 1923/24–1927/28
| club2 = [[Indian Army cricket team|Indian Army]]
| year2 = 1926/27
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 178
| bat avg1 = 19.77
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 40
| deliveries1 = 84
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 48.00
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 1/11
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–
| date = 9 November
| year = 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28947.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Roger Fenton Garnons Williams''' {{postnominal|MBE}} (13 August 1891 – 15 January 1961) was a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] first-class [[cricket]]er and an officer in the [[British Army]].

The son of the Welsh [[rugby union]] international and army officer [[Richard Garnons Williams]], he was born at [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]] in August 1891 and was educated at [[Winchester College]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register |date=1907 |publisher=P. and G. Wells |pages=622 |url=https://archive.org/details/winchestercolle00collgoog |language=en}}</ref> Serving in the [[British Army]], Garnons Williams was initially commissioned as a [[Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries|second lieutenant]] in the [[South Wales Borderers]], later transferring to the [[Royal Fusiliers]] during the [[First World War]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29651|date=4 July 1916|page=6603}}</ref> He gained one promotion during the war, being made a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in November 1917 and served as an [[adjutant]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30513|date=5 February 1918|page=1786|supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30806|date=19 July 1918|page=8575|supp=y}}</ref> He saw action in the [[Mesopotamian campaign]] during the war, service for which he was made an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in September 1921.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=32452|date=9 September 1921|page=7195|supp=y}}</ref> An acting [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] by 1921,<ref>{{cite book |title=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain |first=Bernard |last=Burke |date=1921 |publisher=Burke Publishing Company |pages=1900 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Genealogical_and_Heraldic_History_of_t/2v8-AQAAMAAJ |language=en}}</ref> he served in [[British India]] in the 1920s.

He played [[first-class cricket]] in India, playing for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on three occasions between 1924 and 1928, in addition to making an appearance each for the [[Indian Army cricket team]] against the touring [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] in 1926 and for the [[Punjab Governor's XI cricket team|Punjab Governor's XI]] against [[Northern India cricket team|Northern India]] in 1928.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13495/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Roger Garnons Williams|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2021-11-09|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In five first-class matches, he scored 178 runs with a highest score of 40, while with the ball he took one wicket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13495/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Garnons Williams|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2021-11-09|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13003/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Roger Garnons Williams|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=2021-11-09|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was made a [[brevet (rank)|brevet]] [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in January 1933 and gained the rank in full in March 1937.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33899|date=3 January 1933|page=51}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34377|date=5 March 1937|page=1493}}</ref> He retired from active service in September 1938.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34553|date=20 September 1938|page=5950}}</ref> Garnons Williams died at [[Midhurst]] in January 1961.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=28947}}

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