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Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Williamson, Percy Service Number 5477
Died of illness 31st October 1918 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
(© 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 1st AIF.
This resource is presented by Gosford City Council
for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources
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NAME Williamson, Percy
SERVICE NO 5477
UNIT 4th Battalion/17
th 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 ENLIST-MENT
Casula
PREVIOUS SERVICE Nil
NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Mary Elizabeth Williamson, 187 Elswick St., Leichhardt/
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
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 & Scroll-354092.
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 pay-master HQ. to be credited to Pte Williams Account./
WILL Beneficiary;- Mother
CORRESPONDENCE Mother;-
Sydney Morning Herald 14
th 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, 4
th 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 28
th November 1918
As stated in last issue, Private Percy Williamson, who enlisted from Gosford, died of broncho-pneumonia on 13
th 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 Percy’s death. In his letter he stated that Father Dwyer, of Gosford, was in their Com-pany, and concludes by asking Mr Lovell to convey his kindest regards to the Band boys and friends in general. It was probably poor Percy’s last word to his pals across the sea.
Sydney Morning Herald 13
th 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, 4
th Batt., on active
service. A.I.F.
Sydney Morning Herald 31
st October 1919 pg. 6
On Active Service WILLIAMSON-In loving memory of my dear brother, Pri-vate Percy Williamson, 4
th Batt., who died of illness on
active service, October 31, 1918. The supreme sacrifice. Inserted by his loving sister, Gertie, brother-in-law, Ar-thur, 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
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8389904