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WILLIAMS, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4916 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 30 September 1880 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Amalgamator |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Battle of Somme, France, 3 September 1916, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave but commemorated at Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Golden Ridge Boorara Boys of Waterfall Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4916, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4916, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 4916, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4916 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Hean
Albert was the fourth child , but eldest son of Samuel and Helen Williams (née Cadzow).
He and his 2 brothers Frederick and George enlisted on the same day - 20.12.15 and they had consecutive numbers.
They all trained at the Black Boy Army Camp near Perth.
He was killed on 3rd September 1916 at Torquay Farm in the Battle of Somme.
Frederick was also killed the same day in the same battle, but was presumed missing for 2 years until he was discovered in a trench with his diary still in his pocket.
(as per book Descendants of Cadzow)
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