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WILLIAMS, George Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 541 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania Later pormoted to the rank of Lance Corporal but date not known |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Greens Creek, Tasmania, Australia , 1882 |
| Home Town: | Sheffield, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 31, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Sheffield War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 541, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania Later pormoted to the rank of Lance Corporal but date not known | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 541, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 541, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 541, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 541 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Jane Williams of Wilmot, Tasmania
Husband of Margaret Williams of Wilmot, Tasmania. Father of George Pyrmont Williams, Jean Munro Williams and Marion Mona Williams
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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