Regimental number | 1970 |
Place of birth | Corryong, Victoria |
Other Names | WILLIAMS, William Henry |
School | Corryong Public School, Corryong, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Lancelot Street, Five Dock, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 116 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs R Atherton, Lancelot Street, Five Dock, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Light Horse and the 44th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name state to be William Henry Williams on RoHc, but enlisted as Charles Hayes. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 2), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 39 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Martha WILLIAMS. See Williams, W.H. the true family name |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Anzac, 14 June 1915. Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (gun shot wound, left thigh); transferred to No 1 General Hospital, Luna Park, Egypt, 14 August 1915; to No 2 Auxiliary Convalescent Hospital, Cairo, 14 August 1915; discharged to duty, 20 September 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 20 October 1915; rejoined Bn, Anzac, 30 October 1915. Killed in action, 1 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | True name: William Henry WILLIAMS |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HAYES Charles |