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WILLIAMS, Frank John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 239a, 239A, 239 |
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Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, 1885 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Mericourt, France, 12 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 11, Row C, Grave 20, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 239a, Enlisted at Brisbane, Queensland | |
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18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 239A, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 239A, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
12 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 239, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 239 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
7 June 1917 - Wounded in action, Gassed
9 November 1917 - to hospital with Laryngitis
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal