The descendants of Private Frederick Edgar WILLIAMS are searching for his missing First World War service medals and Memorial Plaque.
Private Frederick Edgar WILLIAMS served with the 16th Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the Great War. His Service Number was 4961 and he boarded HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 01 April 1916 at Fremantle.
IMAGE RIGHT: The 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal similar to the missing medals of Frederick Edgar WILLIAMS. Can you help this family recover these lost medals?
Sadly, Frederick was killed in action on 25/06/1918 in France. He was the son of Alice and Charles Lathan Williams; husband of Madge A. Williams, of 232, Edward St., Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia. Native of Ballarat, Victoria. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records, Frederick lies buried in DAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, about 10 kilometres east of Amiens and is north-west of Villers-Bretonneux.
The missing war service medals were last seen in Melbourne circa 1938 /1939 and it is hoped that somebody knows of the whereabouts of these awards.
About gary
Gary Traynor is the volunteer Administrator of the Militaria based website MEDALSGONEMISSING. The aim of this "NOT FOR PROFIT" website is to reunite families, with lost War Medals and other items of militaria. Anything from medals to items of uniform. What Gary refers to as their "lost heritage". He has been actively involved in the Militaria world and researching of Military History for well over 30 years. As a result, Gary also conducts valuations and offers advice on all items of militaria. He has acted as advisor to a number of television and Foxtel productions; including Sir Tony Robinson's "Tour of Duty" series which featured on the History Channel. Gary is a field historian and conducts tours to Gallipoli, The Western Front, Kokoda and many other major battle sites around the world. He was a member of the Australian Army Reserve (UNSWR & 4/3 RNSWR) and served for 23 years with the New South Wales Police Force. He is perhaps the only person who has been employed at the Australian War Memorial in all three capacities .... as a volunteer, part time and full time employee .... starting as a qualified tour guide, working in the public galleries as an Information Assistant and finally Assistant Curator in Military Heraldry & Technology.
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IMAGE RIGHT: The 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal similar to the missing medals of Frederick Edgar WILLIAMS. Can you help this family recover these lost medals?
