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WILLIAMS, George Victor Russell
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3973, V4972 |
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Enlisted: | 7 August 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 26 November 1896 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Baker |
Died: | Illness, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 26 February 1945, aged 48 years |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne (GRM/3*), Springvale Crematorium, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3973, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3973, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, V4972 | |
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7 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V4972, 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He served in France as a Private, Service Number 3972, 22nd Battalion, A.I.F.; wounded in action on four occasions and gassed.