Major General Thomas Rhys Williams

Ranks Held	Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1884-04-10
Birth Place	Australia: Queensland, Bundaberg
Death Date	1950-10-23
Final Rank	Major General
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	Australian Corps 1st Australian Divisional Engineers 3rd Australian Divisional Engineers 9th Field Company, Australian Engineers
Places	Frankston Bundaberg
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-01 Published in London Gazette in 1916-07-13 Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-11 Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28 Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03 Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-31 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-04 Published in London Gazette in 1919-04-05 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-07-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-11-30 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-09-15 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Rolls

First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

1st Australian Divisional Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards:

Unit

3rd Australian Divisional Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

03 June 1919 on page 6793 at position 17

Commonwealth Gazette

15 September 1919 on page 1370 at position 22
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

Australian Corps

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel
Honours and Awards:

Unit

9th Field Company, Australian Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major

London Gazette

13 July 1916 on page 6954 at position 26

Commonwealth Gazette

30 November 1916 on page 3233 at position 51
Honours and Awards:

Unit

9th Field Company, Australian Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major

London Gazette

04 June 1917 on page 5475 at position 61

Commonwealth Gazette

04 October 1917 on page 2626 at position 76
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant
Honours and Awards:

Unit

3rd Australian Divisional Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

05 April 1919 on page 4525 at position 47

Commonwealth Gazette

23 July 1919 on page 1170 at position 87
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

9th Field Company, Australian Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

9th Field Company, Australian Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major
Honours and Awards:

Unit

9th Field Company, Australian Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

28 May 1918 on page 6201 at position 83

Commonwealth Gazette

24 October 1918 on page 2056 at position 55
Honours and Awards:

Unit

3rd Australian Divisional Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

31 December 1918 on page 15225 at position 96

Commonwealth Gazette

23 May 1919 on page 878 at position 73
Honours and Awards:

Unit

3rd Australian Divisional Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

London Gazette

11 July 1919 on page 8827 at position 36

Commonwealth Gazette

30 October 1919 on page 1659 at position 61
Honours and Awards:

Unit

9th Field Company, Australian Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Major

London Gazette

01 June 1917 on page 5421 at position 15

Commonwealth Gazette

04 October 1917 on page 2623 at position 69
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

3rd Australian Divisional Engineers

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant Colonel

Timeline

Date of birth	10 April 1884
Date of enlistment	27 August 1914
Date of embarkation	21 October 1914
Date of embarkation	05 July 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award	08 March 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award	04 June 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award	06 March 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award	27 September 1918
Date returned to Australia	09 July 1919
Date of death	23 October 1950