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Henry Egryn WILLIAMS

Regimental number1800
Place of birthCollingwood Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationStudent
AddressCollingwood, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr William Williams, 73 Palmer Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 August 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Egryn spelt Eggin on the Nominal Roll
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialChelmsford (Whittle Road) Cemetery (Row B, Grave 2116), Essex, England.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary Ann Victoria WILLIAMS, 77 Palmer Street Collingwood, Victoria, and the late William Williams
Family/military connectionsCousin: 248 Pte Llewellyn WILLIAMS, 21st Bn, killed in action in France, 26 August 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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