George Douglas WILLIAMS

Regimental number297
Place of birthUlverstone Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
AddressWaratah, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Philip Williams, Waratah, Tasmania
Enlistment date3 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 1), Villers- Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
144
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Phillip Edward and Mary Anne WILLIAMS, Alexander Road, Ulverstone, Tasmania. Native of Abbotsham, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal