Williamson, Percy

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, EdmundPercy Allen Williamson,

Service Service Number Number 1494 5477 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of illness 31st October 1918 Gallipoli Peninsula 3rd Australian General Hospital, France

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

Williamson, Percy

SERVICE NO

5477

UNIT

4th Battalion/17th Reinfs.

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

23 yrs 8 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Summer Hill, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

4 Nov 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Casula

PREVIOUS SERVICE

Nil

NEXT OF KIN

Mother;- Mary Elizabeth Williamson, 187 Elswick St., Leichhardt/

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’ 8½”. Weight-144lbs. Chest-36½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Light Brown.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

9 Apr 1916-Sydney A71 “Nestor”.

DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

24 Sept 1917-VD- while on leave in UK.60 days/ Broncho-Pneumonia

DIED

31 Oct 1918-Broncho-Pneumonia 3rd Aust., Gen Hosp France.

BURIED

Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension

MEDALS

British War Medal-36784 ?, Victory Medal-36007. Memorial Plaque & Scroll354092.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

1 Parcel cont;- 1 wallet, 1 diary, cards, photos, letters, 1 torch (damaged), 2 razors, badges, rosary, Identity disc, coins, 150 francs forwarded to Chief paymaster HQ. to be credited to Pte Williams Account./

WILL

Beneficiary;- Mother

CORRESPONDENCE

Mother;-

Sydney Morning Herald 14th November 1918 pg. 6 ROLL OF HONOUR Williamson-Died of broncho-pneumonia, on October 13, 1918, Private Percy Williamson, youngest son of the late J.B. and Mrs Williamson, 4th Batt., A.I.F. (No.5477), after two yers and seven months active service, aged 26 years, late of Peakhurst and the Godford Band. Inserted by his loving mother, sisters, and brothers, and Alex, (prisoner of war).

Gosford Times 28th November 1918 As stated in last issue, Private Percy Williamson, who enlisted from Gosford, died of broncho-pneumonia on 13th October after two years and seven active service. He was a member of Gosford Band, and almost every mail wrote to Bandmaster Lovell. The last letter received from him was dated from france on 22 nd September, and it was received by Mr Lovell at Gosford the very day that the cable reported poor Percyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death. In his letter he stated that Father Dwyer, of Gosford, was in their Company, and concludes by asking Mr Lovell to convey his kindest regards to the Band boys and friends in general. It was probably poor Percyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last word to his pals across the sea.

Sydney Morning Herald 13th December 1918 pg. 6 RETURN THANKS Mrs WILLIAMSON and FAMILY, of 187 Newick Street, Leichhardt, wish to return sincere THANKS to all kind friends for letters and cards of sympathy in their recent sad bereavement in the loss of their dear son and brother, Bandman Percy Williamson, 4th Batt., on active service. A.I.F. Sydney Morning Herald 31st October 1919 pg. 6 On Active Service WILLIAMSON-In loving memory of my dear brother, Private Percy Williamson, 4th Batt., who died of illness on active service, October 31, 1918. The supreme sacrifice. Inserted by his loving sister, Gertie, brother-in-law, Arthur, and niece, Jessie. WILLIAMSON-In loving memory of our dear brother and uncle, Private Percy Williamson, who died of illness in France, October 31, 1918. R.I.P. Inserted by his loving brother and sister, Tom and Stella, and nephews, Jack, Reg, and Frank.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904

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