Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Spear W        Pte    7360    William                7 Inf Bn    21    Tinsmith    Single    C of E       

Address:    Kensington   

Next of Kin:    Willams, F, Mrs, sister, 45 Lambeth St, Kensington   

Enlisted:    11 Feb 1916       

Embarked:     A70 Ballarat 19 Feb 1917 torpedoed   

Relatives on Active Service:

Williams-W-Pte-683 brother in law

The transport HMAT Ballarat after being torpedoed by a German submarine off the

southern English coast on 25 Apr 1917. In the background a British destroyer is

standing by to take the troops.  http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/C01592 AWM Collection.

War Service Commemorated