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Robert WILLIAMS

Regimental number1393
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJockey
Address239 Hampton Road, Beaconsfield, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs Blanche Williams, 239 Hampton Road, Beaconsfield, Fremantle, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollImperial Camel Corps
FateReturned to Australia 24 June 1916
Date of death18 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialFremantle Cemetery (Church of England Section, Plot AA, Grave No. 1607), Western Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Other details

War service: Middle East

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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