Albert Edward WILLIAMS

Regimental number35875
Date of birth3 December 1895
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.6
Height5' 8"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinStepmother, Mrs A McLaren, 53 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets and the Territorial Force; serving in Army Service Corps at time of NZEF enlistment.
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 23rd Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Moeraki on 19 April 1917
Final rankTrooper
Final unitNew Zealand Mounted Rifles
FateCommenced return to New Zealand Not recorded
Discharge date17 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Returned to New Zealand (date not on file); discharged (medically unfit: malaria, fever, dysentery), 17 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNo Form B103 on file: scant details available.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 58, p. 2