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Name	William George Williams
Born	1886 Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	11 September, 1914 (aged ~ 28) Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
Cause of Death	war wounds
Occupation or Descriptor *	council worker (1906-1914) Victoria, Australia Orangeman (1906-1914) Victoria, Australia sailor (1912-1914) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (sailor) Battle of Bita Paka (1914) (sailor) Royal Naval Reserve (sailor, ?-1914) Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (sailor, 1914-1914)
Key Organisations *	Richmond Rifle Club (Melbourne) (member, ?-1914)
Workplaces *	A.U.S.N. Co (employee) Melbourne City Council (council worker, ?-1914) Melbourne Electricity Co (employee, ?-1914)

* Dates are approximate

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