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WILLIAMS, Victor Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 801 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, At sea on board HS Galeka, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 19, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooks Hill St John's Honor Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 801, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 801, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 801, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 7 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 801, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 801 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Henry and Esther C. Williams of 303 Prince Street, Cook Hill, Newcastle, NSW. Brother of Ernest Huntley Williams of Cooks Hill, Newcastle, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal