Sydney Frederick Williams

Sydney Frederick Williams (29 December 1866 – 12 May 1942) was a British Army Brigadier General.

Background Sydney Frederick Williams was born 29 December 1866, the son of the Rev. Stephen Frederick Williams, the Rector of Cold Norton, Essex, England. and his wife, Carolyn Sydney. He was baptized on 27 February 1867 in Bromborough, Cheshire, England.

On 17 November 1896 at St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, Williams married May Grant Gwyer, the daughter of Cecil Francis Gwyer and Mary Stewart Mitchell of Edinburgh, Scotland. Her father's family were merchants in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Military career After completing his education at Haileybury, Williams entered the Royal Engineers on 18 February 1886. He was elevated to Brigadier General in 1919 after serving as Chief Engineer between 1916 and 1918. In 1916 he was awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.