William John WILLIAMS

Regimental number475
Place of birthFernhills Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBody builder
Address52 Harmsworth Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, C Williams, 52 Harmsworth Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Previous military service55th Infantry
Enlistment date30 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 2, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/7/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 August 1918
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Family/military connectionsBrother: 476 Pte Pearce Alexander WILLIAMS, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal