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WILLIAMS, Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1799 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Blackboy Hill Camp |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Winford, Somerset, England., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed In Action Between 4th And 6th August, , Pozieres, Picardie, France, August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial because he has no known grave , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1799, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill Camp | |
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| 23 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1799, 28th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 July 1915 | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1799, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , KIA at some point between 6-10 August |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Sidney Williams (1894 - 1916)
On enlistment he listed his address as c/o Mrs Robinson, Railway Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia. His next of kin was his Sister, Harriet Williams, c/o Mrs McNeil, Cottesloe, Western Australia.
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