WILLIAMS, Albert James
| Service Number: | 3972 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1915, Holdsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Darlington, NSW, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen O II N 6, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newtown Superior Public School Great War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3972, 18th Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3972, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3972, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Louisa Williams of Darlington, Sydney, Australia.
Enlisted at Holdsworthy, Sydney 1 November 1915 aged 18 years and 1 month.
Arrived France front from Egypt 1 August 1916.
Wounded 15 November 1916 by shell fire and gas attack in the battle of Gueudecourt.
D.O.W. 24 Nov 1916 at 1ST Australian Field Hospital, Rouen.
Buried at St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France.
WILLIAMS.—November 21, 1916, in hospital, France, of wounds received in action, Private Albert James Williams, aged 19, second son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, of 3 George-street, Newtown.
'Midst the battle's awful din,
With firm resolve to die or win,
A credit to his uniform,
Our hero fell—and so we mourn.
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