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WILLIAMS, Samuel Clay
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1664, 1666, 1664, 1666 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Steward |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At Sea, off Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 43, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1664, 1666, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1664, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1664, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 12 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1666, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1666 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Mother's address was 1721 Burlington Avenue, Los Angeles California, USA. Father, Samuel Wahsington Gaty was former Mayor of Santa Barbara USA and died in 1896. His other died in 1914.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal