| Regimental number | 3488 |
| Place of birth | Dunkeld, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Dunkeld, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 170 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Williams, Dunkeld, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 59th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 55), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 510 Pte John Edward WILLIAMS, 15th Bn, killed in action, 8 August 1915; 2836 Pte Frank WILLIAMS, 10th Bn, killed in action, 23 July 1916; 2305 Stoker Michael Wright WILLIAMS, Royal Australian Navy, died as a prisoner of war, Turkey, 29 September 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Embarked Sydney, 16 July 1917. Found guilty, at sea, 18 July 1917, of being in possession of a gambling device: awarded forfeiture of 1 day's pay. Found guilty, at sea, 28 July 1917, of insolence to an NCO: awarded forfeiture of 2 days' pay. Disembarked Liverpool, England, 16 September 1917; marched in to 15th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 17 September 1917. Admitted to King George Hospital, London, while on leave, 20 November 1917; discharged to Training Depot, 2 January 1918 (no further details recorded). Posted as absent without leave, Hurdcott, 3 January 1918; apprehended, 4 January 1918. Found guilty, 8 January 1918 of, in London, being absent without leave from 2400, 2 January, to 2025, 4 January 1918: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 9 days' pay. Admitted to Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, 18 January 1918 (myalgia); discharged to No 1 Command Depot, 11 February 1918; marched in to 15th Training Bn, 1 March 1918. Found guilty, 19 March 1918, of neglect to obey Routine Orders re 'Bounds': awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 March 1918; taken on strength, 14th Bn, 17 April 1918. Wounded in action, 18 April 1918 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to East Lancashire Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, and died of wounds. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Personal effects being returned to father lost when SS 'Barunga' was sunk by enemy action. |