Albert Charles WILLIAMS

Regimental number7/1534
Date of birth13 October 1894
Place of birthVictoria, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRere, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.2
Height5' 4"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Williams, PO Box 266, Gisborne
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 June 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 February 1918
Discharge date13 May 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Mudros, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Willochra', 1 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit: wounded, gassed), 13 May 1918.

War service: 2 years 318 days (of which 2 years 215 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Sixth
Date of death22 October 1948 Gisborne
Age at death54
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019531

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