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.
![John Wade, Mrs Smedley and George Williams in Adelaide](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/J.Wade-G.-Williams.-1024x619.jpg)
George passed away aged 89yrs, July 29 2005, at Mt Pleasant, WA.
![](https://2nd4thmgb.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Singapore-1992.jpg)
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