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WILLIAMS, Henry Wallis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 798 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Beeac, Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row D, Grave 16 Headstone inscription reads: Honour the men who gave their all, the men who died at duty's call, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 798, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 798, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 798, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Wallis Williams and Susannah Williams of Victoria. Next of kin given as his brother William Joseph Williams of 24 Schild Street, Yarraville, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal