The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Williams
- First Name:
- George David
- Nick Name:
- Twisty
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX8672
- Classification:
- Driver
- Company:
- Headquarters Company, No. 3 Platoon
- Enlisted:
- 23.10.1940
- Discharged:
- 4.03.1946
- DOB:
- 12.09.1915
- Place of Birth:
- Perth, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Richard Walter Williams
- Mothers's Name:
- May Williams
- Religion:
- Congregational
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Miner
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi, Johore Bahru, Adam Park, Mount Pleasant Camp, Selarang Barracks Changi, Selarang Barracks Changi, X8 Party, Changi Gaol Camp.
- Force:
- ‘F’ Force Thailand
- Camps Thailand:
- Shirno Sonkurai, Nikhe
- POW#:
- 4/6812
- Return Details 1945:
- Singapore-Darwin‐Sydney, HMT Arawa, Sydney-Melbourne by troop train, Melbourne-Fremantle, HMT Strathmore.
General Description
Williams enlisted AIF Oct 1940 later joined 2/4th’s Headquarters Company No. 3 Platoon as a Driver.
During 1943 he was entrained from Singapore to Thailand to work on Burma-Thai Railway with ‘F’ Force. Please read further about F Force.and retuned to Singapore about Christmas 1943.
During 1945 Williams was seconded to work with X8 Party in Singapore.
George passed away aged 89yrs, July 29 2005, at Mt Pleasant, WA.
Rear L – R —, Tom Hampton, —, Les Kemp, Norm Ablett, …, George Williams, Jack Kyrios, Ted Elliot.
Front L – R, Jim Gilmour, John Gilmour, —, Ron Badock, Jim Elliot.
Please read the story of a few mates having a Saturday night drink in Northam
Camp Locations:
- Changi Gaol Camp - Singapore
- Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
- Mount Pleasant Camp - Singapore
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Nikhe Wood Camp, Ni Thea, 131 Kilo, 284k - Thailand
- Shimo Sonkurai, 288k - Thailand
