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WILLIAMS, Percival Hector
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2275 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1916, Under 21, so had a letter of permission signed by both parents. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith's assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 11 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Dernancourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Plot V.B.1. "LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM" , Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2275, 46th Infantry Battalion, Under 21, so had a letter of permission signed by both parents. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2275, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2275, 46th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Wounded Private, 2275, 46th Infantry Battalion, Gun Shot Wound through the chest, penetrated the abdomen. Dangerously ill. Brought to the 45th Casualty Clearing Station, transferred 11 February, 1917 to 1st/1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station and died there that same day. |
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