WILLIAMS, Robert John
| Service Number: | 2701 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Binalong, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Chippendale, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bancourt British Cemetery Plot V, Row H, Grave 14, Bancourt British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2701, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2701, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 14 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2701, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2701, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2701 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kerry Shooks
All Three of they young solders listed below where Great Grandsons of Thomas John ka Varty 'Convict' Thomas born 1811 Gateshead, Durham, England, occupation 'Pitman' transported on the ship 'Asia' in 1831 and wife Frances May ka Fanny Wilson.
Robert John Williams Killed in Action WW1 5 Dec 1916 - Within days of his Cousin James Thomas Varty announced Sydney Morning Herald 17 Feb 1917 by Roberts mother Alice Varty Williams for both young men.
Robert John Williams brother Henry Claude Martin Williams died a few years after returning from France WW1 to Australia he suffered from the effects of Nerve Gasing which happened twice to him during WW1 he is buried at Rookwood Cemetery Date Of Interment 14.08.1923 Area Zone C Section H Grave Number 4683.