George Victor Russell WILLIAMS

WILLIAMS, George Victor Russell

Service Numbers: 3973, V4972
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
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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: ''
8 Feb 1916: Embarked Private, 3973, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sapper, V4972
7 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V4972, 17 Garrison Battalion (Vic)

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Biography 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.