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George Richard WILLIAMS

Regimental number3965
Place of birthSorrento Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressSorrento, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah J Williams, Sorrento, Victoria
Enlistment date28 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Sarah Jane WILLIAMS, Hawthorn Cottage, Sorrento, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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