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William David WILLIAMS

Regimental number1840
Date of birth25 November 1896
Place of birthNorth Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCanistermaker
AddressHoltermann Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMrs S Cully, 42 Holtermann Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 06-9 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death9 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 1), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David Charles and Alice Jane WILLIAMS, Tate Street, Albion, Queensland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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