S15702
WILLIAMS, Douglas Gordon
| Service Number: | 2238 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Blinnam, South Australia, 23 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lineman |
| Died: | 2 June 1969, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Blinman & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Blinman Boer War, WW1 & WW2 Honour Rolls, St. Peters Baptist Church Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2238, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2238, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Bombardier, 2238 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2238, 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Douglas Gordon William was born in Blinman South Australia on the 23rd of August 1891. He worked as a Lineman. Prior to the war he lived at 55 Second Avenue, St Peters. His mother Mrs Elizabeth Williams was his nominated next of kin at enlistment.
Douglas was 24 years old when he enlisted 18th November 1915. After completing training at Mitcham camp he embarked on the HMAT Anchises A68 from Adelaide on 16 March 1916 for Egypt.
In late May he was hospitalised with gastritis and was admitted to the No. 3 Stationary Hospital. He recovered and returned to his unit. He proceeded to England from Alexandria at the beginning of August and was transferred to the 15th Filed Artillery Brigade with the 120 Howitzer Battery in October. He marked out to the No 4 Command Depot in January 1917. He spent a short time in hospital due to illness in March 1917. Douglas proceeded to France 19 April 1917 and was taken on strength with the 13th Field Artillery Brigade 28th May 1917. He was wounded, gassed in early November and was admitted to hospital followed by a convalescence period at depot, rejoining his unit 11 December 1917.
A few days later he was awarded the Military Medal for his actions at Westhoek on 29th October 1917 where under very heavy enemy fire carried their ammunition through to the battery.
In June 1918, Douglas was admitted to hospital with influenza and sent back to England. He was treated at the Warren Road War Hospital and then the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital. He was granted Furlough in August for a couple of weeks before marching into No 4. Command Depot. Douglas returned to France in late October and rejoined the 13th Field Artillery
Douglas returned to Australia from Liverpool on the 22nd of May 1919 and was discharged from the AIF 9th September 1919. In 1920 he married Vera May Williams. They had 5 children, Bob, Ron, Gwen, Joyce and Beth.
Sadly, Douglas Gordan Williams died on the 2nd of June 1969 at the age of 77. He is buried at Centennial Park Cemetery. His wife Vera lived until 1990.
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