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WILLIAMS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 511 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 1 May 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 511, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 511, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private J. Williams. killed in action, was about 28 years of age, and lived with his father Mr. C. F. Williams in Holm-street, Ballarat North. He was for some time employed in the flour mills of Messrs. Thomas and Sons, Armstrong-street. He enlisted in Tasmania as one of the contingent sent from that State. For a time he worked in the Mount Lyell mine.