Regimental number | 1359 |
Place of birth | Currawong, New South Wales |
School | Thornford and Towrang Public Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Orange, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Jonathan Williams, Goulburn PO, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 1st NSW Mounted Rifles, South Africa (Boer War; wounded in action, 1900); discharged at termination of war. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Veterinary Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 15 March 1916. Detached to Kasr-l-Nil, 26 April 1916; rejoined Regiment, 7 May 1916. Found guilty, Dueidar, 29 July 1916, of insolence to an NCO: admonished. Admitted to 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Khan Yunus, 29 April 1917 (piles); discharged to unit, and rejoined, 3 May 1917. Detached to Rest Camp, Port Said, 1 August 1917; rejoined Regiment at Belah, 11 August 1917. Detached to 9th Mobile Veterinary Section, 3 September 1917. On leave to Rest Camp, 14 February 1918. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 8 March 1918 (debility); transferred to Rest Camp, Port Said, 4 April 1918. Found guilty, 18 April 1918, of drunkenness, 16 April 1918: forfeited 4 days' pay, and to return to unit. Taken on strength, 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 19 April 1918. Detached to Cookery School, 11 June 1918; marched in to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment from Cookery School, 27 June 1918. Marched in to Rest Camp, Port Said, 13 August 1918; marched in to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment from Rest Camp, 1 September 1918. Marched in to Rest Camp, Port Said, 5 October 1918; marched in to 4th Light Horse Training Regiment from Rest Camp, 24 October 1918. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moasca, 26 October 1918 (pleurisy and bronchitis). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Wandilla', 12 April 1919; arrived Melbourne, 18 May 1919, to disembark Sydney. Admitted to 4th Australian General Hospital, Randwick. Died (tuberculosis and exhaustion), 7 April 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WILLIAMS Thomas Joseph |