WILLIAMS, Ernest
| Service Number: | 3163 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Walkerville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Flinders Street Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilberton Soldiers Memorial Swimming Reserve |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3163, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 2 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3163, 10th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), GSW (thigh) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nicholas Egan
Margaret Phillips
Club Historian Gilberton Amateur Swimming Club Inc.
Ernest disembarked in Alexandria, Egypt on 29 December 1915. He contracted Mumps and was hospitalised in Tel-el- Kilor until transferred to the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital in Cairo. Subsequently he suffered dental problems and was away from his unit until 7 March 1916. He left Alexandria on 27 March 1916 to join the British Expeditionary Forces in France, arriving at Marseilles on 3 April 1917.
Ernest was wounded in action on 2 June 1918 and while he seemed to be progressing well at the 8 th Stationery Hospital Winereaux, France, he died at 8.15pm on June 5 th. He had received a gun shot wound which had fractured his right thigh and required the amputation of his leg. His death is said to have occurred as a result of the shock at losing his leg. He was buried on the 7 th June at Wimereaux Cemetery. - Red Cross Files
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