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WILLIAMS, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2507 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kyabram, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kyabram, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 December 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Somer Farm Cemetery Row C, Grave 22 Headstone inscription reads: Dearly beloved, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyabram & District R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll, Kyabram Methodist Church Honor Roll WW1, Kyabram School Roll of Honor WW1, Kyabram War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2507, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2507, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2507, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 60th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to the 60th Battalion from the 8th Battalion at Serapeum | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 57th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to the 57th Battalion from the 60th Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, 2507, Shell wounds to the right shoulder, head and forearm and embarked for England on the 15 October 1916 | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 6 Dec 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2507, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2507 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-12-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Maggied Williams of Kyabram; guardians listed as Isaac James Young and Elizabeth Annie Young of 'Morphett', Kyabram who signed the letter of consent for William to served overseas
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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