Coming Soon.
MCWILLIAM, Archie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2456 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 April 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Granville St Mark's Anglican Church Memorial Windows, Granville War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2456, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2456, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2456, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Archie McWilliam's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Jane McWilliam, Granville
PRIVATE ARCHIE McWILLIAM.
Amongst those who have lately made the supreme sacrifice at the front, in France is Private A. McWilliam, second youngest son of Mrs. M. McWilliam, Abbott-street, Granville, and late of Merrylands. He was only 18 years and 10 months old, and had just been 12 months on active service. He was attached to the 53rd Battalion, and was killed in action on 29th September. He worked in the country prior to enlisting. In the last letter to his mother he mentioned that he had not had a day's sickness since leaving Sydney.
Showing 1 of 1 image.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.