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William Daniel Campbell WILLIAMS

ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
AddressPunt Road, Prahran, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation58
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence Williams, 'The Cottage', Worcester Park, Surrey, England
Previous military serviceAustralian Army Medical Corps Permt
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentCOL (Hon Surgeon-General, Director of Medical Services)
Unit nameHead Quarters 1st Australian Division
AWM Embarkation Roll number1/42/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Date of embarkation incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as 22 October 1914.
Rank from Nominal RollColonel
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', third Supplement, No. 29632 (21 June 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129 (21 September 1916).

FateReturned to Australia 17 February 1917
Date of death10 May 1919
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
184
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Death due to war service.
Medals

GCMG


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 129
Date: 21 September 1916

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