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Private John Edward Williams

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Private John Edward Williams

Birth
Dunkeld, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
8 Aug 1915 (aged 24)
Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Burial
Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye Add to Map
Plot
Row C. Grave 26. Special Memorial.
Memorial ID
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Regimental number 510
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Address PO, Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23.5
Next of kin Father, J Williams, Dunkeld, Victoria
Enlistment date 18 September 1914
Place of enlistment Bundaberg, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 15th Battalion, C Company
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 15th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burial 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Commemoration details Special Memorial C 26, 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number 78, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Family/military connections Brothers: 2836 Pte Frank WILLIAMS, 10th Bn, killed in action, 23 July 1916; 2305 Stoker Michael Wright WILLIAMS, AE2, RAN, died as a prisoner of war, Turkey, 29 September 1916; 8 Pte Thomas Peter WILLIAMS, 14th Bn, died of wounds, 18 April 1918.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 510
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Address PO, Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23.5
Next of kin Father, J Williams, Dunkeld, Victoria
Enlistment date 18 September 1914
Place of enlistment Bundaberg, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 15th Battalion, C Company
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 15th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burial 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Commemoration details Special Memorial C 26, 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number 78, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Family/military connections Brothers: 2836 Pte Frank WILLIAMS, 10th Bn, killed in action, 23 July 1916; 2305 Stoker Michael Wright WILLIAMS, AE2, RAN, died as a prisoner of war, Turkey, 29 September 1916; 8 Pte Thomas Peter WILLIAMS, 14th Bn, died of wounds, 18 April 1918.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Gravesite Details

Private, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: Unknown.



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