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WILLIAMS, Henry James

Service Number:	2805
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2805, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
1 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2805, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
25 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion
7 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 49th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

He served under the alias of James Willis.