WILLIAMS, Herbert Edwin
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia, 23 May 1893 |
Home Town: | Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Junior Matriculation University, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Draughtsman (Sydney Harbour Trust) |
Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Rozelle Sydney Harbour Trust Officers and Employees Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
25 Apr 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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"...Lieutenant (Lt) Herbert Edwin Williams of Stanmore, NSW, of the 1st Battalion. A draftsman prior to enlistment, Lt Williams enlisted on 14 September and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Afric (A19) on 18 October 1914. He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, aged 21 and has no known grave..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)