Surgeon General William Daniel Campbell Williams

Ranks Held Colonel, Surgeon General, Surgeon Major
Birth Date 1856-07-30
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Death Date 1919-05-10
Death Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Caulfield Military Hospital
Final Rank Surgeon General
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • New South Wales Contingent - Sudan
  • New South Wales Medical Team
  • Australian Army Medical Corps
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
  • Sudan, 1885
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1901-04-19
Published in London Gazette in 1916-06-21
Published in London Gazette in 1916-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1901-04-16
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-09-21
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-09-21

Rolls

  • Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:

    Unit
    New South Wales Medical Team
    Conflict
    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
    Rank
    Colonel
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Australian Army Medical Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Surgeon General
    London Gazette
    21 June 1916 on page 6184 at position 9
    Commonwealth Gazette
    21 September 1916 on page 2624 at position 17
  • Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:

    Unit
    Ambulance Corp
    Conflict
    Sudan, 1885
    Rank
    Surgeon Major
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Australian Army Medical Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel
    London Gazette
    03 June 1916 on page 5558 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    21 September 1916 on page 2621 at position 27
  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    Australian Army Medical Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Surgeon General
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    Australian Army Medical Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    NSW AMC
    Conflict
    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
    Rank
    Colonel
    London Gazette
    16 April 1901 on page 2607 at position 3
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    NSW AMC
    Conflict
    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
    Rank
    Colonel
    London Gazette
    19 April 1901 on page 2698 at position 8
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

Timeline

Date of birth 30 July 1856
Date of embarkation 03 March 1885
Date of return 23 June 1885
Date promoted 08 April 1896 Colonel (Honorary Surgeon-General)
Date of enlistment 15 August 1914
Date of embarkation 21 October 1914
Date returned to Australia 17 February 1917
Date of death 10 May 1919

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