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WILLIAMS, George Nicholas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1482, 1482A |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lithgow, New South Wales, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Broadmeadows, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 26 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1. Row K, Grave 22, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1482, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 1482, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 1482, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 6 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the Light Trench Mortar to 35th Battalion | |
| 25 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1482A, 35th Infantry Battalion, Letter 'A' affixed after number Multiple shell wounds - both legs, chest, buttock and back | |
| 26 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 1482A, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1482A awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Williams of 73 Winship Street, Broadmeadows, NSW; brother of David Barrington Williams
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal