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John Forsyth WILLIAMSON

Regimental number2266
Place of birthTaranga, New Zealand
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHorse breaker
AddressRailway Terrace, Cue, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 9.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinWife, Emma Ella Williamson, Railway Terrace, Cue, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 682 days in Roberts' Horse, South Africa.
Enlistment date4 March 1915
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 6 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 January 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Forsyth spelt Forsith
Discharge date25 July 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 3 January 1916; discharged (medically unfit: injured back and rubs), Perth, 25 July 1916.
Date of death21 July 1945
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, WILLIAMSON John Forsyth

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