John Robert WILLIAMS

Regimental number5215
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBaker
AddressNoggerup, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Williams, Noggerup Saw Mills, Western Australia
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBouzincourt Ridge Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 3), Albert, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
154
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen WILLIAMS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal