WILLIAMS, Frederick Edgar
| Service Number: | 4961 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 26 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 111, Row D, Grave 48, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France, Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4961, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4961, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4961, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Prior to enlistment he worked as a barman is his uncle's hotel, Tattersalls Hotel in boulder, Western Australia
11 September 1916 - joined Aust Corps. Cyclist
15 November 1917 - detached to 3 Division Signals
25 November 1916 - proceeded to re-inforce Cyclist Battalion
6 September 1917 - to hospital with knee injury
19 September 1917 - marched out to rejoin unit
20 November 1917 - rejoined unit from detachment
16 February 1918 - taken on strength by 16 Battalion from detachment to Aust Corp. Cyclist
24 June 1918 - Wounded in action, gunshot wound to abdomen
Medals: Brtish War Medal, Victory Medal
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