WILLIAMS, George
| Service Number: | 828 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 828, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 828, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 828, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 828, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right shoulder | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 828, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Lone Pine. GSW lung. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
George Williams was born in Bendigo, the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, of Inglewood Road, Golden Square. He was a Miner, having previously been apprenticed to a Boot Maker. He was 25 years old, with no previous military service. He was amongst the early volunteers for the Expeditionary Force, enlisting on 18.8.14. The following day he left Bendigo for the Broadmeadows Camp. He was allotted Service no. 828 and appointed to ‘G’ Company, 7th Battalion.
The 7th Battalion left Broadmeadows Camp on 18 October, 1914, and embarked for service overseas on board HMAT ‘Hororata’. Arriving in Egypt the battalion moved into camp at Mena, at the foot of the pyramids. (6/12/14)
In January, 1915, the Australian force was re-organized. In the 7th Battalion ‘G’ and ‘H’ Companies joined to form the new ‘D’ Company. This meant that all the men from Northern Victoria were together in one Company.
The 7th Battalion was part of the force which landed at Anzac Cove on 25th April, 1915. George Williams was Wounded during the Landing, sustaining a Bullet wound to his right shoulder. He rejoined the Battalion on 18/5/15.
On August 8th the 7th Battalion moved into position at Lone Pine, preparing to participate in a Diversionary attack on the Turkish trenches on the 400 Plateau. ‘D’ Company, under Lieut. W. J. Symons, was on the left, manning the line from Wood’s Post to Goldenstedt’s Post. Heavy fighting ensued with multiple casualties. George Williams was Wounded (2nd occasion) at Lone Pine (8-9/8/15), sustaining a GSW to his right lung. He RTA M.U. on 4/11/15.
George Williams attended the 2nd Civic Reception (i.e. Welcome Home), held in the Bendigo Town Hall on Tuesday 31st March, 1916. George was one of 50 soldiers present.
“The First Lot. 7th Battalion. The first men of the Bendigo district to volunteer for service in the First World War.”: Larna Malone