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WILLIAMS, Russell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1680 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Queens College, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 17 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium Plot XIII, Row B, Grave No. 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Goulburn Street State School Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1680, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1680, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1680, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 1680, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1680 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-17 |
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