Service Number
2163
Unit
40th Battalion
Date of Enlistment
25/07/1916
Date of Return
06/05/1919
Date of Discharge
08/09/1919
Date of Death
19/11/1958
Service Story
Private David Evan Edward Williams, a 32 year old labourer from Dover, Tasmania, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 23 September 1916 as part of the 3rd reinforcement for the 40th Battalion. His Battalion, made up primarily of Tasmanians, fought at Flanders and in the Somme valley, and was also part of the force that drove the Germans back to the Hindenburg Line. Alter more than 2 years fighting on the Western Front Private Williams returned to Australia 6 May 1919.
Research by Jagmeet Grewal
To be unveiled by Mrs Joan Long and Jagmeet Grewal
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Cornelian Bay Hobart
Burial Reference
Meth D 315
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