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WILLIAMS, Searle Cuthbert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3641, S55147 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1916, at Jamestown |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | Corps Troop Signal Coy |
| Born: | Koringa, South Australia, 9 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3641, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Jamestown | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3641, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3641, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3641, Corps Troop Signal Coy |
World War 2 Service
| 26 May 1942: | Enlisted Clare, SA | |
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| 26 May 1942: | Involvement Signalman, S55147 |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3641, 5th Divisional Signal Company |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Searle Cuthbert Williams was born in the year 1891 in Koringa, South Australia to his mother, Mrs Elizabeth Jane Williams. He worked as a labourer until his enlisment for the Australian Imperial Force on 6 April 1916.
He embarked from Adelaide, South Australia fighting as a part of the 32nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement on 12 August 1916 on board HMAT A70 Ballarat. He fought at the Western Front as a Sapper, initially with the 32nd Battalion before being transferred to the Corps Troops Signal Company. He later served in World War II as well, in the RAN.