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WILLIAMS, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5482 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 November 1915, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moree, New South Wales, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Mittagong, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mittagong State School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental - swept off footboard of Troop train by a passing freight train, France, 1 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Creil Communal Cemetery Plot 11, Grave 364, Creil Communal Cemetery, Creil, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mittagong War Memorial, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5482, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5482, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5482, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 1st Battalion to the 53rd Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5482, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5482 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as a friend Mrs Elizabeth Cupit of Mittagong, NSW. Son of Mary Bourke of Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, NSW. Grandson of Ellen Williams of 181 Young Street, Annandale, NSW later of Castelragh Street, Redfern, NSW. Edgar's early life was very hard and sad
1 July 1916 - While en route between Marseilles and Etaples he was swept off the footboard of the Troop Train, on which he was travelling, by an unknown object from a passing freight train
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal to his grandmother Ellen Williams. Ellen could not write and signed with an 'X'