Regimental number | 14015 |
Place of birth | Morpeth, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | 22 Ferris Street, Annandale, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Rice Williams, 22 Ferris Street, Annandale, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 2 months in the 31st Infantry (still serving at time of AIF enlistment). |
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Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Army Service Corps Reinforcement 24 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/105/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 14105 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 11 May 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 19 July 1917, and marched in to Army Service Corps Training Depot. Transferred to Artillery Details, 13 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1917. Taken on strength, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, 30 November 1917, and posted to 53rd Battery. Wounded in action, 24 August 1918 (bomb wound, nose and right eye), and admitted to 15th Field Ambulance; transferred to 41st Casualty Clearing Station, 25 August 1918; to Ambulance Train No 36, 25 August 1918, and transferred to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 25 August 1918. Transferred to England, 26 August 1918, and admitted to Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester, 27 August 1918. Transferred to Queen's Hospital, Frognal, Sidcup, 2 September 1918; to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 5 September 1918; discharged, 12 October 1918, to report to Queen's Hospital, Sidcup, 26 October 1918; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 4 November 1918 (injury corrected to read gun shot wound, face and loss of right eye). Discharged, 8 November 1918, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 12 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 20 November 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 5 January 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 9 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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