Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsjahr:
1891
Geburtsort:
Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Arbeiter

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
Australia
Truppe:
Australian Imperial Force
Rang:
Private
Dienstnummer:
3252
Einberufung datum:
06/06/1916
Einberufung ort:
Broadmeadow, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Einheiten:
 —  Australian Infantry, 53rd Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
26/09/1917
Sterbeort:
North of Polygon Wood, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
26

Begräbnisplatz

Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood
Grabstelle: XXX
Reihe: C
Grab: 2

Auszeichnungen und Orden 2

British War Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Punkte von Interesse 2

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Einberufung ort

Meine Geschichte

Private Jack Williams was really named Percy McManus. He enlisted in June 1916 under the false name of Jack Williams. Why he did so remains a unknown. He served in the Australian Infantry 53rd Battalion, part of the 14th Australian Brigade, of the 5th Australian Division. The Australian Infantry 53rd Battalion participated in the Battle of Polygon Wood on the 26th of September 1917. The 14th Australian Brigade attacked with the 53rd Battalion; the 56th and 55th Battalions were in support.
At 5.50 a.m., zero hour, the men of the 53rd advanced through Polygon Wood behind a creeping barrage. Their objective was the Butte in Polygon Wood. The advance went well and the Battalion rushed and captured a German strongpoint on the way. After slight fighting they managed to establish themselves on the Butte. Bombing parties were sent down the dugouts to clear the Butte. The objective was reached and cleared at 6.25 a.m. and the companies consolidated their positions under cover of a barrage. The attack was then taken up by the 56th and 55th Battalion. In order to consolidate their position the 53rd Battalion sent out several patrols in and around the Butte to deal with individual snipers and German positions.
The Battalion had consolidated in depth but owing to heavy shell fire on all back areas and heavy casualties the parties had to be brought forward to the Red Line.
Private Percy McManus a.k.a. Jack Williams fell during the Battle of Polygon Wood on the 26th of September 1917. He was initially buried in a field North of Polygon Wood. According to several witness reports in his Red Cross Wounded and Missing File, Private Jack Williams was hit by a shell during the attack on Polygon Wood. He was buried in the field, close to where he fell. His remains were exhumed after the war and he was interred in Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood.

Dateien 2

Quellen 7

"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995, pg. 85-88.
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AIF-project
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/search
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Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/
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National Archives of Australia
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx
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The Long, Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
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War Diary A.I.F. 53rd Bn.
https://www.awm.gov.au/
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