Edward Cuthbert Ernest WILLIAMS

Regimental number7332
Date of birth1884
Place of birthColeraine, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOrchardist
AddressBrunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, E Williams, 18 Weston Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteer Cadets for 2 years.
Enlistment date27 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialGommecourt British Cemetery No. 2 (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 24), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Elizabeth WILLIAMS, 18 Weston Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal