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Percy WILLIAMS

Surname
WILLIAMS
Given Names
Percy
Regimental No.
738
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria
Religion
Methodist
Occupation
Miner
Address
40 Victoria Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital Status
Single
Age at Embarkation
21
Next of Kin
Mrs, S Higgins, 40 Victoria Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Enlistment Date
5 September 1914
Enlistment Date from Nominal Roll
18 August 1914
Rank on Enlistment
Private
Unit Name
11th Battalion, F Company
Embarkation details
Unit embarked at Fremantle per Transport A11 'Ascanius' on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Unit from Nominal Roll
11th Battalion
Fate
Killed in Action 25 April 1915
Age at Death from Cemetery Records
22
Place of Burial
Baby 700 Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 16), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
64
Memorial Details



Miscellaneous information from Cemetery records
Parents: Ann HIGGINS (formerly WILLIAMS) and the late William Thomas WILLIAMS
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
"First to Fall" – Australian fatalities on 25th April 1915