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Thomas Isaac Cornwallis WILLIAMS

Date of birth23 July 1880
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDentist
AddressStanmore Road, Stanmore, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs B Katie Williams, Stanmore Road, Stanmore, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military service11th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date20 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentMajor
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 15
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division Artillery
Promotions

Lieutenant Colonel


Unit: 4th Division Artillery
Promotion date: 1 November 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 4 June 1919
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

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