Albert Chapman WILLIAMS

Regimental number51296
Date of birth23 October 1891
Place of birthAshburton
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.4
Height5' 6.5"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Williams, Hinds, Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed in Mounted Signal Troop, Hinde, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date5 March 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 18 July 1919
Discharge date6 February 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Cordoba', 18 July 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left leg, gassed, 6 February 1920.

War service: 2 years 339 days (of which 2 years 113 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 October 1976 Wellington
Age at death85
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 19
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019529

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