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Edgar WILLIAMS

Regimental number2568
Place of birthNarrabri, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShearer
AddressNarrabri, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.7
Height5' 5"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Williams, Narrabri, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 February 1917
Place of enlistmentSeymour, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Light Horse Regiment, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 20 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date26 February 1921
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kigoma', 20 May 1920; discharged (medically unfit: mentally weak), Sydney, 26 February 1921.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death22 June 1942 Callan Park Mental Hospital, New South Wales
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILLIAMS Edgar

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