| Regimental number | 5453 |
| Place of birth | Letterkenny, Co Donegal, Ireland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | GPO, Perth, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 45 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, R Williams, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 14 June 1916. Taken on strength, 16th Bn, 19 August 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 7 December 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred same day to 36th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 11, 9 December 1916, and admitted to 11th General Hospital, Camiers, 10 December 1916 (bronchial catarrh); transferred to England, 23 December 1916, and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Brighton, 24 December 1916 (bronchitis); discharged to duty with Australian Army Medical Corps, 3rd AGH, 3 March 1917. Transferred to AAMC, 7 April 1917. Found guilty, 28 April 1917, No 2 Camp, Parkhouse, of being absent without leave from 2400, 24 April, to 1600, 27 April 1917: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 10 days' pay. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 24 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia for discharge (senility and bronchitis), 5 November 1917; disembarked Fremantle, 23 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit), 11 January 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Postwar death due to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 50 |
| Place of burial | Fremantle Cemetery (Presbyterian Portion, Plot EE, Grave No. 191), Western Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WILLIAMS Charles |