ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

WILLIAMS, JOHN FRANCIS

Full Name: John Francis

WILLIAMS

Date of Birth: 03

–

1893

Place of birth: Bengerook VIC

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Lawlers WA

Next of Kin: Father- Henry Charles Williams, Mother- Ellen Williams

Next of Kin Address: Preston Avenue Donnybrook & Dardanup WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2051

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-01-04

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-04-26

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-05-22

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed In Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres FRANCE

Age at Death: 23

Burial Location: Inscription Villers – Brettoneux Memorial France – No Known Grave

23/12/1914- Completed Medical Examination at Bunbury WA
4/01/1915- To 16th Battalion 5th Reinforcements Blackboy Hill Camp WA
22/05/1915- To Overseas Training Base Camp Egypt
28/07/1915- Joined 16th Battalion in the lines Gallipoli
7/09/1915- Admitted 4th Australian Field Ambulance Gallipoli ( Diarrhoea )
11/09/1915- Rejoined Battalion in the lines Gallipoli
30/12/1915- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Gallipoli
20/03/1916- Admitted No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ( Mumps ) ex 4th Australian Field Ambulance
24/03/1916- Transferred to No. 4 Aux Hospital Abbassia Egypt
29/03/1916- Discharged to Overseas Training Base Ghezireh Egypt
2/04/1916- Rejoined 16th Battalion and transferred to Zeitoun Egypt
9/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
12/08/1916- KILLED IN ACTION at Pozieres France

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star- No. 13652
British War Medal No. 13613
Victory Medal- 13553
Memorial Plaque /Scroll No. 309897.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bunbury Roll of Honour WA

Dardanup War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 81

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial WA.

 

 

ADDITIONAL NOTE:

During 1917 the REV. W.E. Moorhouse wrote to the Army from his Rectory at South Bunbury- He stated he was writing on behalf of the father who was Blind.

 

***** Thanks to Brian Meade for identifying John Francis WILLIAMS *****

Tha Anglican Church in Dardanup W.A has a Memorial Plaque attached to the right hand side Bell Tower Post for this soldier.