| Regimental number | 3004 |
| Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Frederick Joseph Williams, Station House, Sloane Street, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 43rd Infantry (12 months) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 58th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 2), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick Joseph and Maud Mary ILLIAMS, "Raymond", Glebe Avenue, Goulburn, New South Wales. Native of Bathurst |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 9 January 1917; marched into 15th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 21 March 1917. Proceeded to unit, 23 March 1917; taken on strength of 58th Bn, 26 March 1917. Wounded in action, 26 March 1917, and admitted to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gunshot wound, right thigh); transferred to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 30 March 1917; to England, 18 April 1917; to Group 'A' Hospital, Exeter, 19 April 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 20 June 1917. Marched out of No 4 Command Depot, Codford, 21 July 1917, and proceeded to Overseas Training Depot, Perham Downs, 21 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 August 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 6 August 1917. Proceeded to unit, 19 August 1917; rejoined 58th Bn, 21 August 1917. Detached for duty with 15th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 3 November 1917. Admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 21 November 1917 (pyrexia of unknown origin); discharged, 6 December 1917; rejoined 15th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 7 December 1917. Detached to Australian Corps School for duty as a Batman, 6 September 1918. Admitted to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 15 September 1918 (influenza). Transferred to, and taken on strength of 15th Australian Light Mortar Battery, 16 September 1918, but remains in No 3 Australian General Hospital. Died of disease, No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 2 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WILLIAMS Frederick Ernest |
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