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WILLIAMS, Howard Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2694 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Place of Enlistment, Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Oxford, Surrey, England. , 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Book Keeper |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 21 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot V, Row G, Grave 29. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Melbourne, Victoria. | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2694, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2694, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 16 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2694, NG Force later 7 Machine Gun Battalion, Gun Shot Wound to the thigh. | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 1 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-21 |
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