William Thomas WILLIAMS DCM

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WILLIAMS, William Thomas

Service Number:	2992
Enlisted:	14 July 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Camperdown, New South Wales, 3 February 1882
Home Town:	Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farrier
Died:	Accidental (coal mining accident), Bulli, New South Wales, 12 April 1934, aged 52 years
Cemetery:	Bulli Cemetery, NSW
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World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2992, 45th Infantry Battalion , Sydney, New South Wales
8 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2992, 45th Infantry Battalion , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2992, 45th Infantry Battalion , SS Port Nicholson, Sydney
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2992, 45th Infantry Battalion , Battle of Messines
10 Jun 1917:	Wounded Battle of Messines, GSW - right arm
25 Sep 1918:	Wounded "The Last Hundred Days", 2nd occasion - gassed
31 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 45th Infantry Battalion
28 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2992, 45th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Awarded a DCM for capturing 23 prisoners at Messenes - See citation link (www.awm.gov.au)

"FATAL ACCIDENT AT SOUTH BULLI COLLIERY.

William Williams, aged 52, of Collins Street, Corrimal, died in the Bulli Hospital yesterday afternoon, following an accident in South Bulli mine on Tuesday. It appears that the deceased was working by himself, when a mass of coal, weighing about a ton, came away owing to a "greasy" back, pinning him to the ground by the legs. He lay in that position until discovered by his mate, Bert Tibbetts, who obtained the assistance of Reg. Critcher, a wheeler, and released him. Both of deceased's legs were broken and his death is thought to be due to severe shock. He was a married man with seven children, and was very popular with his workmates and with the residents of Corrimal. The scene of the accident will be inspected to-day by the Inspector of Mines and the Dis- trict Check Inspector. An inquiry will be held next Friday by the Coroner, Mr. M. Keegan." - from the Illwarra Mercury 13 Apr 1934 (nla.gov.au)

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