Williams, James Leslie

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C.M.G., M.B.E., B.A. : Captain, Australian Provost Corps and 7th Bde., A.F.A., A.I.F., France and England. Enlisting 3rd April, 1916, and sailing in May, served in France as gunner and later as acting-sergeant at 7th Field Artillery Brigade H.Q. until 7th November when transferred to Anzac Provost Corps, becoming Adjutant in April, 1917. Appointed Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General, H.Q., A.I.F. Depots in United Kingdom in December and transferred to Australian Provost Corps in France 16th June, 1918, being attached to Australian Corps H.Q. from 22nd July till demobilisation. Promoted second-lieutenant, 1st January, 1917, lieutenant, 22nd April, and temp, captain, 15th December. Awarded M.B.E. in 1919. Chairman, Public Service Board, 1919-25, and since then Chairman, Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. Early education at East Maitland Grammar School. Later at St. Paul's College.

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1870

Birth in Parramatta -- NSW, Australia 10 March 1870
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Early education at East Maitland Grammar School, East Maitland, NSW, Australia
1892

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1892
1911

Married 1911 at Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
1916

Military service as Captain at France --, France ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom 3 April 1916
1916

Enlisted 3 Apr 1916
1919

Military award: M.B.E. on 1919
1919

Public Servant at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 13 March 1919
1925

Chairman at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 8 May 1925
1933

Retired 1 Jan 1933
1933

Appointed Chairman on advisory committee 2 Jan 1933
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Military award: C.M.G. on
1949

Death in Maitland -- NSW, Australia 24 November 1949

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Male

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