WILLIAMS, Clarence Hardy
| Service Number: | 1596 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1596, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1596, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle |
Clarence Hardy Williams
Name: Clarence Hardy Williams
Service Number: 1596
Place of Birth: Balhannah
Date of Birth: 9 July 1883
Place of Enlistment: Blackboy Hill, Perth
Date of Enlistment: 21 April 1915
Age at Enlistment: 31 years 9 months
Next of Kin: Father, James William Williams
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Clarence left Fremantle on HMAT Geelong on 5 June 1915 bound for the Middle East. Shortly after disembarking he was admitted to the 7th Field Ambulance H.S. Valdivia on 18 August followed by admission to No.2 General Hospital at Ghezireh with debility on 2 October. Clarence was treated for diarrhoea at Camp Luxor Convalescent Depot on 28 November and No. 2 General Hospital at Cairo. Due to having dysentery and being diagnosed suffering from rheumatism and heart disease, Clarence left Suez on the Nestor in March 1916 and was discharged as medically unfit on 15 September. He was granted a pension of 3 pounds per fortnight as from 16 September 1916.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins