Arthur Charles WILLIAMS

Regimental number10/2035
Date of birth17 December 1885
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionMethodist
OccupationClerk
AddressRennall Street, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 8.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, Joseph Williams, Masterton
Previous military serviceServed for 7 years in the Masterton Mounted Rifles Regiment; unit disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date6 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Promoted Sergeant, 16 January 1915.

Rank of Sergeant in Main Body confirmed, Anzac Cove, 18 June 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 215 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth. Year of birth entered as 1883 on Attestation Form.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019578

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