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Charles Morrice * WILLIAMS

Other NamesWILLIAMS, Charles Morrice~
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
Addressc/o London Bank, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Katie Williams, c/o London Bank, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name24th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXVIII, Row F, Grave No. 24), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
103
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oliver Morrice and Kate WILLIAMS, Trahlee, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Cairns, Queensland
Medals

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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