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William Henry WILLIAMS

Regimental number5464
Place of birthWolverhampton, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFitter
Address2 Errol Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Williams, 2 Errol Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date18 November 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name5th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 17 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Company Engineers
FateKilled in Action 8 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialDelville Wood Cemetery (Plot XII, Row K, Grave No. 2), Longueval, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Eliza WILLIAMS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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