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WILLIAMS, Ernest Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6797 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonah, Tasmania, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 17, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Battery Point St George's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6797, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6797, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6797, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6797, 12th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, Killed in action |
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