William John WILLIAMS

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Service Number:	3498
Enlisted:	29 July 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Monmouthsire, England, 1879
Home Town:	Collie, Collie, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Coal Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I, Row E, Grave 7 Rev. W. E. Cargill officiated, Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

29 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3498, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3498, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3498, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
5 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 3498, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3498 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-05

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2 March 1916 - Joined 11 Battalion

3 April 19165 - Joined 51 Battalion

5 June 1916 - Proceeded to join BEF from Alexandria

12 June 1916 - Disembarked at Marseilles

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Cemetery, Victory Medal