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WILLIAMS, Robert Glyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1198 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, Gympie, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Galdstone, Queensland, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Palestine, 8 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery Row D, Grave 25 Chaplain T. Mullins officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1198, Gympie, Queensland | |
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| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1198, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1198, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1198, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1198 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-11-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Rupert and Martha Fanny Williams of Brisbane Road, Monkland, Gympie, QLD; brother of Rupert P.M. Williams who returned to Australia on the 3 March 1919 haveing served with the 4th Pioneer Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal