Henry Stuart Williams (1892–1918)
Henry Stuart Homer Williams (1892-1918), known as Stuart, was the youngest son of Allan Williams (d.1931) and Harriot Williams (nee Homer), and brother of Edward Homer Williams (1885-1915), Edith Williams, Allan Crowther Williams (1889-1976), and Elsie Williams. In 1917, he was working as a stockman on his parents' property, Burrenbring, near Nebo, Queensland, when he followed his brother, Edward, and volunteered for service in the artillery in World War I. The unmarried Williams went to England, then to France where he transferred to the infantry as a member of the 38th Battalion, AIF, in response to an urgent call for volunteers. In April 1918, near Villiers-Brettoneux, he died of gunshot wounds to the head.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- Word War I service record, B2455, item Williams H S H (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Williams, Allan (father)
- Williams, Edward Homer (brother)
- Williams, Allan Crowther (brother)
- Williams, Allan (grandfather)
- Williams, Stuart Maxwell (nephew)
Citation details
Colin Choat, 'Williams, Henry Stuart (1892–1918)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/williams-henry-stuart-13492/text24186, accessed 11 May 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
Death
6 April,
1918
(aged ~ 26)
France
Cause of Death
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.