WILLIAMS, John Henry
| Service Number: | 7312 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1917, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Montgomery, North Wales, United Kingdom, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Accidentally - fell from train, Near The Rock, Railway Station, New South Wales, Australia, 23 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
The Rock Cemetery Commemorated with a plaque in the Garden of Remembrance, Sydney, The Rock Cemetery, The Rock, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7312, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 24 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 7312, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Apr 1917: | Embarked Private, 7312, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 23 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 7312, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7312 awm_unit: 1st Australian Ammunition Sub-Park awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Sportsman Hotel, Greta, NSW
Next of kin was given as his sister Bella Wilkinson of Heatherbrae, Craigydon, Llandundas, North Wales
'Husband' of Hannah Terry of 3 Bushey Road Cottages, River, Dover, Kent. Is it doubful if they were married as in his will he refers to Hannah as his friend but who recognised as his wife
12 March 1918 - returned to Australia on HS Kenilworth for discharge with Rheumatism
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisted he had been employed at Collingwood Pastoral Station, NSW and Elizabeth Field Pastoral Station, NSW
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