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WILLIAMSON, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 556 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kadina, South Australia, April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli (at sea aboard H.M.H.S. Delta), Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 556, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 556, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 556, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 Mar 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 556, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 556, 12th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW (chest) |
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