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WILLIAMSON, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1594 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Auckland, New Zealand, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone Mechanic |
| Died: | Died of wounds - chest, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain Rev. E. Teale officiated Panel 21, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1594, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1594, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1594, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother David J. Williamson of Whangeri, NZ
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal