Williams, Roy

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Williams, Roy Howard Service Number 1846

Killed in Action 10th June 1917 4th Australian Field Ambulance, Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of

Benalyn Campbell

And Vivienne Tranter

in compiling this resource

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NAME Williams, Roy Howard

SERVICE NO 1846

UNIT 4th Battalion/4

th Reinfs./45

th Battalion

RANK Sergeant

AGE at Enlistment 25 yrs 2 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Bungwahl (Seal Rocks)?

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Bricklayer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 12 Jan 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Liverpool

PREVIOUS SERVICE 2 yrs Irish Rifles (resigned)

NEXT OF KIN Parents;- William Henry & Celia Sophie Williams, Norah Head, via Wyee/ Lighthouse Montague Island/

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’8”. Weight-135lbs. Chest-33-36”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Tattoos on both forearms

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 6 Aug 1915-Shrapnel Wound Head-Tel-el-Kebir/ 9 Feb 1916-Sick (Gonorrhoea) 47 days/ 21 Nov 1916 GSW Forehead- France

7 Jun 1917-Wounded

DIED 10 Jun 1917- 4th Aust Field Ambulance. Belgium

BURIED

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-17729, British War Medal-9803, Victory Medal-9761. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-325994.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS Pocket wallet, photos, correspondence, note book/

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE Sister;-Mrs E Henderson (nee Williams), Wandilla, Milperra, via Bankstown/ Mr Jas. Thompson, Ocean Street, Dudley, Newcastle/ Public Trustee/

Gosford Times 24

th September 1915

Private R. Williams, son of Mr W.H. Williams, of Norah head, has been wounded at the Dardanelles.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1811436





























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