Williams, Harold Edwin

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Williams, Harold Edwin

Service ServiceNumber Number1494 973 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 5th November 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula Palestine, Turkey

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Williams, Harold Edwin

SERVICE NO

973

UNIT

7th Light Horse/5th Reinf./ 2nd Aust. Machine Gun Squadron

RANK

Lance Corporal 21 Aug 1917

AGE at Enlistment

24 yrs 6 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Castle Hill

ADDRESS

Kulnura, via Wyong

OCCUPATION

Farmer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

16 Feb 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool

NEXT OF KIN

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Father;- W E Williams, Dural via Parramatta (died May 1919) Mother;- Martha Williams, as above. Brother ;-Victor Thomas Williams Brother-in-Law;- Albert Moore Height-5’3½”. Weight-126lbs. Chest-32-34”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Dark.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

21 May 1915 Sydney A58 “Kabinga”.

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DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

5 Nov 1917-Palestine, Turkey, Asia-Bullet through the head, Killed instantly.

BURIED

6 Nov 1917-Buried with 4 others at a point approx.. 1000yds SE of Tel Khuweilfeh Redoubt. Gve surrounded with stones. A cross of stones in centre, names written on tin lining of MGAmm: Box & placed face down. Re-interred Beersheba Military Cem., Palestine 1914-15 Star-23893, British War Medal-12624, Victory Medal-12566. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-338425. Mother;- Martha Williams

MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

1 Packet cont;-2 id discs, 1 leather pouch containing photos, note book, prayer book, 1 wrist watch, 1 pocket knife, 1 letter/ 1 Packet cont;-1 hat, 1 flask, 1 leather pouch, 1 piece tri-colour ribbon, 1 housewife, cards, cigarette lighter, 2 mufflers, 7 pr socks, 1 balaclava cap, 16 hank’fs, 1 fly veil, 2 military books, 1 shaving brush, 1 collar, correspondence, 1 tin “Fly killer”./

WILL

Beneficiary;- Martha Williams (Mother)

CORRESPONDENCE

Mother;-Mather Williams/ Bowden & Bowden Solicitors George St., Parramatta/ Sister;- Annie Isabel Williams, 18 Cecil St., Ashfield Returned Sailors & Soldiers Imperial League of Aust./ Kings School Old Boys Union/

REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

“Williams was thought a lot of by his mates & took part in all their sports”./ “He was a very popular little chap, very well liked”.

Gosford Times 26th February 1915 KULNURA (From Our Correspondent) Mr H.E. Williams, of Ferndale, has volunteered for active service, and was accepted last week. He has gone to Liverpool, and will train for an infantry regiment. All the Mountain folk are proud to have a representative going to the front, and we all wish him every success and trust to welcome him on his return.

Gosford Times 29th November 1917 Trooper Harold Williams, brother of V.T. Williams, of Kulnura, was killed in Palestine on 5 th November while in action.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1807893

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