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John WILLIAMS

Regimental number977
Place of birthRockhampton Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressLongreach, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Williams, Anakie, Queensland
Enlistment date23 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialGodewaersvelde British Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Enoch John and Elizabeth WILLIAMS, Quaker, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3702 Pte George Edward WILLIAMS, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 24 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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