Regimental number | 1760 |
Place of birth | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Hans Anderson, Gracemere, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 52nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/69/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1760A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Noreuil Australian Cemetery, France |
Commemoration details | Special Memorial C. 14, Noreuil Australian Cemetery, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Annie WILLIAMS |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 12 May 1916; disembarked Egypt (date not recorded). Embarked Alexandria, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; taken on strength, 50th Bn, 16 September 1916. Injured right knee; strain 'of a trivial nature'; 'soldier does not claim that he was on duty when accident occurred'. Admitted to 2nd Stationary Hospital, 29 October 1916 (abrasion, right knee); discharged to unit, 8 November 1916; rejoined unit, 10 November 1916. Allotted letter 'A' to regimental number 1760, 16 January 1917. Killed in action, 2 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |