William WILLIAMS

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Service Number:	753
Enlisted:	23 November 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Warracknabeal , 3 June 1888
Home Town:	Korong Vale, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 April 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Jerusalem War Cemetery Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo St. Andrews Presbyterian Church "They Died That We May Live" Roll of Honor

23 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 753, Melbourne, Victoria
8 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 753, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 753, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne
27 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 753, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
19 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 753, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battles of Gaza , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 753 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-19

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