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Albert Henry WILLIAMS

Regimental number6134
Place of birthNorth Shore, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHorse breaker
AddressCharlotte Street, North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.9
Height5' 8.75"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Sidney Williams, Technical College, Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Kennedy Infantry Regiment, Militia; time expired.
Enlistment date30 August 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 31 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6134A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 March 1920
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph John and Adena WILLIAMS
Discharge date10 October 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wahehe', 31 March 1920; disembarked, Sydney, 23 May 1920; discharged (medically unfit: suspected tuberculosis), Sydney, 10 October 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death24 March 1926
Age at death36
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILLIAMS Albert Henry

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