Regimental number | 57965 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Journalist |
Address | Ann Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, J A Williams, Guildford, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Australian Army Medical Corps; time expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Queensland Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Reece spelt Rees |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 17 July 1918; disembarked London, 27 September 1918, and marched in to 5th Training Bn, Fovant. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 19 October 1918 (influenza); marched in to 5th Training Bn from hospital, 19 November 1918. Appointed Acting Lance Corporal, 3 October 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 January 1919; marched in to Australian Staging Camp, Abancourt, 25 January 1919. Taken on strength, 9th Bn, 28 January 1919. Attached to Graves Registration Detachment, 24 March 1919. Appointed Lance Corporal, 24 May 1919. Detached to 9th Bn from Graves Registration Detachment. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 15 August 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Denison', 25 September 1919; disembarked Sydney, 18 November 1919; discharged, Brisbane, 11 December 1919. Medal: British War Medal |