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WILLIAMS, William
Service Number: | 3964 |
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Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Elizabeth, South Africa, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3964, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3964, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE W. WILLIAMS.
News has been received that Private William Williams was killed in action on August 22. Prior to enlisting he was employed in the building trade at Murray Bridge and Adelaide. He was born in South Africa and was a quiet, steady man. His untimely death is mourned by a large circle of friends, by whom he was highly respected." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 21 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)