Researching Derek Williams
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The name Derek means "Ruler" and is of German origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Derek Williams and the Williams Genealogy
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Derek Williams (sportsman)
Charles Derek "CD" Williams (24 November 1924 – 19 September 2014) was a Welsh sportsman who played international rugby union for Wales. He also played first-class cricket for the Oxford University Cricket Club. As a cricketer, Williams was a Glamorgan Colts player in 1945 and played with the Glamorgan Second XI until 1953, but was unable to break into their County Championship team. His only first-class appearance was for Oxford University, against Gloucestershire, in 1946. Coming in at six in the batting order, Williams scored just 3 and 0 in his two innings. He also played Minor Counties cricket for Berkshire, in 1949 and 1950.
Williams, a forward, wasn't capped for the Wales national rugby union team until he was 30, making his debut in 1955, against France at Colombes. In his second Test the following year, Williams scored the try which secured the 1956 Five Nations Championship for Wales, in a 5-3 win over France in Cardiff. His try was controversial as he had come very close to the dead-ball line and television replays also showed that teammate Geoff Whitson had knocked on earlier in the passage. He played most of his club rugby for the Cardiff RFC, which he captained, making a total of 248 appearances. Derek Williams died on 19 September 2014 at the age of 89.
Source: Derek Williams (sportsman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDerek Williams (art collector)
Derek Mathias Tudor Williams (1929–1984) was a Welsh collector of modern art who left his collection to the Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, where it is displayed at the National Museum Cardiff.
Williams was from the Llandaf district of Cardiff, and was educated at Radley College. Williams spent his professional life as a chartered surveyor in his family's business. In the 1960s Williams started purchasing art from Cardiff's Howard Roberts Gallery, initially focusing on the works of Ceri Richards and John Piper.The museum has described Williams as the "greatest benefactor" to the museum "since Gwendoline and Margaret Davies." Williams died in 1984 and left his artworks and fortune to a trust, the Derek Williams Trust. The trust loans artworks to the National Museum Wales and helps the museum purchase new pieces in partnership with the museum. In 2004 the National Museum Wales commissioned a bust of Williams by the Welsh sculptor Luke Shepherd to mark the twentieth anniversary of Williams's death.
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