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WILLIAMS, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2051 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bengerook, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Lawlers, Leonora, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dardanup War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2051, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 26 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2051, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2051, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
20 March 1916 - To hospital with Mumps
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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