Regimental number | 4615 |
Place of birth | Bulla, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Governor Arthur Hotel, Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 186 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr W Williams, 87 Buckley Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Ballarat, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 28 February 1916. Taken on strength of 58th Bn from 2nd Training Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on B.103, 'Buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2961001, 3176 Pte B. McLAREN, 58th Bn, 8 August 1917: 'T.E. Williams was shot through the head while trying to get a wounded man from No Man's Land.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILLIAMS Thomas Edward
Red Cross file 2961001 |