WILLIAMS, Albert Edward
| Service Number: | 5768 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cargo, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 5 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blayney Pictorial Honour Roll No 1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5768, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5768, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5768, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Albert Edward Williams was the son of Frederick and Ada Williams of Canowindra New South Wales. He was married to Ivy during 1912 and he was working as a labourer in Bathurst when he enlisted. Albert enlisted in March 1916 and was the father to two daughters.
Albert’s younger brother 5431 Private Norman Williams 17th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Bullecourt 3 May 1917 age 20. Albert himself was killed only two days later, during the same battle. The brothers have no known graves and are commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Ivy and the two girls were granted a pension. In the years immediately following Albert’s death his wife’s health deteriorated and she went to live with her parents. Albert’s mother, Ada, became the guardian of his daughters. Unfortunately, Ivy’s health deteriorated quickly, she had a heart problem, and she passed away in Forbes during May 1919.
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