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John Henry WILLIAMS

Regimental number5775
Place of birthKoroit, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressRushworth, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, T Williams, Rushworth, Victoria
Enlistment date3 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 February 1916
Place of enlistmentHamilton, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 10), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
142
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Colac Cemetery, Victoria. Photo: Ian Marr
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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