Williams, Percy Alfred
Date of Death:
November 29, 1982
Place of death:
Vancouver, BC
Cause of death:
suicide
Percy Williams was an Olympian who won 2 gold medals for Canada in the 1928 Olympic games. In 1930 he set a world record for the 100 yeard dash at the British Empire Games (now known as the Commonwealth Games).
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Interment Info
Masonic Cemetery, Burnaby
Honours
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