WILLIAMS F.J.

Given Names:  Francis James

Service Number:  2742

Unit:  59th Battalion, 6th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  146883

Age:  18 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Farrier                                                                                                       

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4¾ In                  

Weight:  126 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  18/8/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  James Williams

58 Foley Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Bahia Castillo                                   

Embarked:  24/7/1919                               

Disembarked:  16/10/1919

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  30/11/1919                     

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  56598

Victory Medal:  5562

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  9/3/1898

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  James WILLIAMS                       

Mother:  Carol Violet MEADER

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 22/5/1943                          

Place: Prahran, Victoria                           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

On return embarked on Bakara and transferred to Durban 4/9/1919 to Bahia Castillo for armed guard duties

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Trinity Grammar

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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