Private: 938 Phillip Edgar WILLIAMS

43rd BATTALION - 9th Machine Gun Company - 35th BATTALION AIF

Private: 938 Phillip Edgar WILLIAMS

Born: 3rd October 1897. Mintaro, South Australia, Australia.

Died: 4th October 1917. Killed in Action Zonnebeke, Belgium.

Father: Phillip Williams.

Mother: Julia Esther Williams.

INFORMATION

Phillip Edgar Williams enlisted on the 17th February 1916 at Kadina South Australia and embarked on board HMAT A70 "Ballarat" on the 12th August 1916 from Adelaide, South Australia with the 2nd Reinforcements 43rd Battalion AIF.

Phillip was transferred to the 9th Machine Gun Company attached to the 35th Battalion AIF.

18th February 1918.

Informant: Private: 1525 Henry Raymond Gerrard BUCKLEY. (A Company No:1 Platoon, 33rd Battalion AIF) "I saw him killed at Zonnebeke. He was caught by shell fragments which hit him about the head and body, death being instantaneous. He was working the gun at the time of the casualty. I knew him very well, he came from N.S.W. I was attached to the 9th M.G. Coy, at the time. We were relieved soon after, and I cannot give any details of burial, and I cannot refer to anyone, but we held the ground and I feel sure he would be buried somewhere near place of casualty."

3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital

Dartford, England.

Victory Medal:44366 938 PTE P E WILLIAMS 3b BN AIF was listed for sale August 2024and again in November 2024

Phillip was killed in Action at was killed in Action at Zonnebeke, Belgium and is remembered with honour and is commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at the Menin Gate War Memorial.

Menin Gate Memorial

Family Information

Phillip was a single 18 year old Labourer from Mintaro, South Australia upon his enlistment with the AIF. Served with Area 79A for 18 months CMF Militia. Phillip was educated at the Mintaro and Prospect State Schools.

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