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WILLIAMS (THOMPSON), Robert Albert

Service Numbers:	2482, 54280
Enlisted:	6 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements
Born:	Melbourne, Vic., 28 September 1878
Home Town:	Enmore, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	2 June 1942, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Church of England; Area - Old; Section X; Number 92
Memorials:	Orange Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

6 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2482, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
14 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2482, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
14 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2482, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54280, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements
19 Jun 1918:	Involvement Private, 54280, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
19 Jun 1918:	Embarked Private, 54280, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Husband of Emily THOMPSON, 50 Enmore Road, Newtown, Sydney, NSW