Regimental number | 3521 |
Place of birth | Evandale, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Golden Valley, Deloraine, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G Williams, Golden Valley, Deloraine, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 12416 Driver Cecil George WILLIAMS, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 29 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 4th Division Artillery, Tel el Kebir, 14 January 1916. Admitted to No. 2 Stationary Hospital for isolation, 26 March 1916 (distheria); rejoined unit, 29 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 3 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 13 June 1916. Transferred to 10th Field Artillery Brigade, and posted to 38th Battery, 25 January 1917. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 2 April 1917 (influenza); rejoined unit, 11 April 1917. Wounded in action, 13 June 1917 (gun shot wound, right buttock), and admitted to 1st New Zealand Field Ambulance; transferred to No. 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 24 June 1917; to No. 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 1 July 1917; to Australian General Base Depot, Havre, 6 July 1917; rejoined unit, 20 July 1917. Appointed Bombardier, 8 November 1917. On leave to England, 17 September 1918; rejoined unit, 5 October 1918. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 13 March 1919; commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board 'China', 1 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 8 June 1919; discharged, 14 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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