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Daniel Robert WILLIAMS

Regimental number1210
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTimber worker
Address3 Bourke Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinFather, Abraham Williams, 3 Bourke Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 March 1915
Place of enlistmentTroop Ship A.11 at Red Sea
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 March 1916
Discharge date18 January 1917
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1432 Pte James WILLIAMS, 12th Bn, died of wounds, 10 September 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Enlisted in transit to Egypt. Admitted to hospital, Suez, 2 July 1915; discharged, 7 July 1915; admitted to hospital, Heliopolis, 30 August 1915 (influenza), discharged, 6 September 1915.

Taken on strength, 28th Battalion, Bielhoun, 28 September 1915.

Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 1 October 1915 (otitis); admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 3 October (influenza); admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, 3 October 1915 (deafness); transferred to Hospital Ship 'Assaye', 3 October 1915 (deafness); admitted to St. Patrick's Hospital, Malta, 10 October 1915; transferred to All Saints Camp, Malta, 11 October 1915; admitted to Forrest Hospital, Malta, 9 January 1916 (venereal disease); discharged to Ghain Trifficha Camp, Malta, 1 February 1916; transferred to St. George's Hospital, Malta, 15 February 1916; admitted to Forrest Hospital, 19 February 1916 (gonorrhea); admitted to St. George's Hospital, 6 March 1916 (hysterical paraplegia).

Embarked Malta on 'Essequibo', 24 March 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 27 March 1916.

Admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 27 March 1916; transferred to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 29 March 1916; transferred to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 20 April 1916.

Embarked Suez on HS 'Kanouna' for 6 months change, 11 May 1916; returned to Australia, 15 June 1916. Discharged, 5th Military District, 18 January 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILLIAMS Daniel Robert

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