WILLIAMS, Henry Egryn
| Service Number: | 1800 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | GSW left thigh, Chelmsford Red Cross Hospital, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 18 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Chelmsford (Writtle Road) Cemetery Grave reference: B. 2116. INSCRIPTION IN OUR HOME FONDLY REMEMBERED SWEET MEMORIES CLING ROUND HIS NAME. MOTHER , Chelmsford (Writtle Road) Cemetery, Chelmsford, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1800, 57th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1800, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 27 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1800, 60th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1800 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 18 and the son of Mary Ann Victoria Williams, of 77, Palmer St., Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, and the late William Williams.
He was originally interred in a Common Grave but re-interred in 1919 in a single grave.
INSCRIPTION
IN OUR HOME FONDLY REMEMBERED SWEET MEMORIES CLING ROUND HIS NAME. MOTHER
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 18th August......Private Henry Egryn Williams was born at Collingwood, Victoria in 1897. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 1st April, 1916 as an 18 year old Process Engraver in Government Printing Office. As he was under the age of 21 years - his parents were required to sign their consent for their son to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force for active service abroad. Both parents signed their consent.
Private Williams embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 4th April, 1916 with the 57th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements & disembarked at Alexandria. He was transferred to 60th Battalion then embarked from Alexandria on 18th June, 1916, arriving at Marseilles, France on 29th June, 1916.
Private Williams was reported wounded in action in France on 19th July, 1916 with Gunshot wounds to left thigh - severe. He was transferred to Hospital Ship for England & was admitted to Military Hospital, Colchester, England on 22nd July, 1916 with shrapnel wounds to thigh.
Private Williams was reported to be dangerously ill with gunshot wounds to leg & haemorrhage on 16th August, 1916.
Private Henry Egryn Williams died on 18th August, 1916, a week before his 19th birthday, at Chelmsford Red Cross Hospital, Essex, England from wounds received in action in France - shrapnel wounds to left thigh (haemorrhage). He was buried in Writtle Road Cemetery, Chelmsford, Essex, England. In 1919 his body was exhumed & reburied in a single grave.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/chelmsford.html
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