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George Albert WILLIAMS

Regimental number4617
Place of birthBurra, South Australia
SchoolLeighton Public School, via Kooringa, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressNorwood, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs Beatrice Williams, 27 Annesly Avenue, Norwood, South Australia
Enlistment date17 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 November 1917
Place of burialFouilloy Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Burra Cemetery, South Australia. Date of death incorrectly inscribed on headstone as 21 November 1916. Roll of Honour entry, AWM site, incorrectly states place of birth as Iron Mine, Burra, New South Wales.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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