WILLIAMS, Charles Hubert John
| Service Number: | 2237 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 9 June 1883 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hindmarsh Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Bowden Albert Lodge No 12 U.A.O.D. Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2237, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2237, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 19 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Born
SA Birth Record
Father William Henry WILLIAMS and Emily Ellen (fmly JOHNSON, nee SANDERY)
living at Goodwood Road, Goodwood, SA.
Next of kin in service:
cousin #2236 Charles Gordon Williams
Described on enlisting as 31 years 8 months old; widower; 5' 5 1/2" tall; 122 lbs;
dark complexioin; brown eyes; dark hair; Methodist
22/2/1915 Enlisted at Keswick, South Australia
22/2-31/3/15 Base Depot Infantry
1/4/1915 transferred to 6th reinforcement, 10th Infantry Battalion
22/6/1915 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A30 Borda
as a Private in the 10th Battalion, 6th reinforcement
31/7/1915 embarked for Gallipoli, on board HMT Berrima
4/8/1915 taken on strength from 6th reinforcements to 10th Infantry Battalion
at Gallipoli
6/8/1915 admitted 'bruised thigh' to OC 1st Australian Casualty Cleariong Station
transferred to Mudros
7/8/1915 wounded - shell to the thigh at Anzac, GALLIPOLI
admitted to Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac
7/8/1915 embarked on HMS Ascanius, for Cairo
11/8/1915 disembarked at Alexandria
11/8/1915 admitted with Shell burn at Cairo, Egypt
OC Nol Aust General Hospital, Helipolis
17/8/1915 admitted with wound to right leg
OC Helouan Convalescent Hospital, Cairo
21/8/1915 transferred for duty to Zietoun Base Details
13/10/1915 admitted to No.1 General Hospital
25/11/1915 rejoined unit, France
29/12/1915 disembarked, ex Seeang Bee, into Alexandria
27/3/1916 proceeding to join British Expeditionary Forces, Alexandria
embarked on board Saxonia
3/4/1916 disembarked at Marseilles, France
11/10/1916 admitted to hospital sick with Influenza, in the field
12/10/1916 transferred to 15th Casualty Clearing Statioin
4/11/1916 discharged for duty
10/11/1916 rejoined unit
27/2/1917 sick - synovities left knee, to hospital, France
3/3/1917 rejoined unit
6/5/1917 Gun shot wound to leg and hip - received in action (2nd occasion, France)
10/5/1917 embarked on board HS Stag ______ at Calais, France
for England
admitted 3rd London General Hospital
Served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France
19/8/1918 Discharged from service in AIF - in England
taking up employment as an Australian transition worker
Returned to Australia
Medals:
Last lived at Glenelg North, South Australia.
28/8/1965 Charles passed away near Adelaide, SA - 82 years old
buried in: Hindmarsh Cemetery, SA
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 7/4/2015. Lest we forget.