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WILLIAMS, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1634 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Jimboomba, Queensland, Australia, 6 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Cedar Grove, Logan, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Correspondence School |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart attack), Ferny Grove, Queensland, Australia, 31 December 1954, aged 62 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZAC-8-12-24 |
| Memorials: | Beaudesert War Memorial, Jimboomba District Roll of Honour, Woody Point Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1634, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1634, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1634, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 17 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1634, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
Personal Stories
Remembered at the Logan Village Museum
Albert is listed amongst the ANZACs of the Logan Village Area. He was born in Jimboomba which is within the research field.
Submitted 18 April 2016 by Coralyn Cowin
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Albert was the son of Harry Leichhardt Williams and Eliza Welch, a well-known Redcliffe family. Albert enlisted in August 1915. On his return home he married Violet Pretosia Flook in 1922 and set up in business in Redcliffe as a blacksmith.
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