Albert Cecil WILLIAMS

Regimental number58702
Date of birth14 February 1887
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCutter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 10.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emma Williams, 24 Signal Hill Road, Opoho, Dunedin
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for NZEF enlistment on account of varicocele)
Enlistment date22 May 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, Specialist Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on 21 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 November 1918
Discharge date17 January 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Ulimaroa', 7 November 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 17 January 1918.

War service: 1 year 206 days (of which 1 year 30 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 October 1966 Dunedin
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 46
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019528

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