WILLIAMS, Edwin
| Service Number: | 1194 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 27 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1194, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' 1st Reinforcements | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1194, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Evacuated - dysentry to Lemnos. rejoined unit in March 1916 Egypt | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1194, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1194, 10th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Wounded 23 August - rejoined unit 21 Jan 1917 | |
| 6 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1194, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Bullet wound face back arm and thigh Rejoined unit 31 Aug 1917 | |
| 31 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Rejoined unit from Hospital | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1194, 10th Infantry Battalion, Raid on Celtic Wood, Awarded the Military Medal |
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Raid on Celtic Wood
Corporal Edwin Williams is another of the 19 unwounded men who returned from the raid. Edwin had been wounded at Mouquet Farm in August 1916 and again at Bullecourt in May 1917.
Recommendation for Military Medal.
‘ After a demonstration against enemy position in CELTIC WOOD, east of YPRES made by his company on 9/10/17 1917, Cpl. WILLIAMS remained with and bandaged 2 wounded men in a shell hole in the Wood. When darkness came he crawled into the front line and obtained assistance and led a carrying party to and brought back the 2 men into safety. His courage and determination beyond doubt saved his comrades from either perishing from their wounds or being captured by the enemy.’
Returned to Australia in March 1919.
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