Tom Williams (Irish Republican)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Thomas Joseph Williams, more commonly known as Tom Williams, (Irish: Tomás Mac Uilliam; 12 May 1923-2 September 1942) was a volunteer in C Company, 2nd Battalion of the Belfast Brigade in the Irish Republican Army from the Bombay Street area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was hanged in the Crumlin Road Gaol for his involvement in the killing of Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) police officer named Patrick Murphy during the Northern Campaign.Williams was born at 6 Amcomri Street in the Beechmount area of Belfast in 1923. He was the third child in a family of six. His brother Richard was the eldest, his sister Mary died of meningitis at the age of three. Williams' mother Mary died, at the age of 29, after giving birth to his sister Sheila, who also died shortly after.