WILLIAMSON, Robert Roy
| Service Number: | 4939 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 1897 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4939, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4939, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
HERO AT SIXTEEN
Official notification was received by Mrs C. Williamson, 466 Toorak
road, Toorak, on July 25, that her son, Private Roy Williamson, of the 13th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, was killed in action at Pozieres on July 26, 1916.
Private Williamson had been previously reported missing. He
enlisted in 1916, and at the time of his death was 16 1/2 years of age. Prior to enlistment, he was employed as "buttons" at the Occidental Hotel, Collins street. Before he could be accepted for active service he had to undergo on operation for deafness.
Three sons of Mrs Williamson have gone on active service. Her
eldest son, William, was wounded at Lone Pine. After having been
in hospital for more than 12 months he recovered and was sent to
France. The second son, George, is also serving in France.
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