WILLIAMSON, William Wall
| Service Number: | 1433 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1914, At Blackboy Hill |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Rivervale, Perth, Western Australia, 2 May 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Ashes dispersed at Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1433, 11th Infantry Battalion, At Blackboy Hill | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1433, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1433, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 15 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Appointed in the field | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1433, GSW to arm and severe GSW to head. | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion, Promoted and transferred from the 70th Battalion on the same day. | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1433, 11th Infantry Battalion, Invalided to England on 10.6.1918 | |
| 14 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1433, 11th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia on 28.3.1919 per City of Poona. Disembarked at Albany on 7.5.1919. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen Harmer
William Wall Williamson was born in Fremantle in 1891. He had 2 years’ previous service with the WA Highlanders when he enlisted on the 3.11.14 at Blackboy Hill, aged 23 years 4 months. William was a shop assistant and Church of England. Next of kin was his father, John Brown Williamson of 829 Wellington St Perth. His mother was Mary Ann Wall. William was described as being 5 feet 9 ¾ inches tall, with a chest measurement of 36 – 37½ inches, fresh complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He remained in the depot from 3.11.14 to 1.1.15 undergoing basic training as a Private with Service Number 1433, in the 11th Infantry Battalion. William embarked from Fremantle on the 22.2.15 on HMAT Itonus A50.
On the 8.7.15 he was appointed to the permanent beach party under the command of Captain C.A. Littler 12th Battalion, Adjutant Anzac Cove Area. From the 21.11.15 to the 1.1.16 he was aboard the hospital ship at Gallipoli, then sent to No 3 Aux hospital at Heliopolis, then to Helouan with jaundice and debility. He returned to duty at Ghezvich on the 8.1.16. On the 15.9.16 he was appointed Lance Corporal in the field, then on the 23.9.1916, he was wounded in action, receiving a gunshot wound to his arm and a severe gunshot wound to his head. He was transferred to the Military Hospital in Chatham on the 2.10.1916.
On the 23.3.17 he was transferred to the 70th Battalion and appointed Lance Corporal on the 18.8.17. On the 7.9.17 he was again AWL and forfeited 2 days’ pay. He was promoted to Corporal and transferred to the 11th Battalion on the 19.9.17. On the 9.10.17 he proceeded to France. He was sick in hospital on the 20.11.17, then was wounded in action on the 3.6.18 and invalided to England on the 10.6.18. On the 6.8.18, he was again admonished for being AWL for three days.
William returned to Australia on the 28.3.19 per City of Poona. He disembarked at Albany on the 7.5.1919 and was discharged on the 14.7.1919. He married Christina Le Sauvage and they had a son, but divorced after 5 years’ separation in 1951.
William died on the 2.5.1963 at Rivervale, aged 72. His ashes were dispersed at Karrakatta Cemetery.
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