Albert Henry WILLIAMS

Regimental number7/1535
Date of birth30 October 1894
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address24 Harding's Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5.5"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Williams, 24 Harding's Road, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in the 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment; previously rejected for enlistment because of 'under girth'.
Enlistment date1 July 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 unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 20 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 41), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert and Emma Mary Williams, Port Ahuriri, Napier
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

War service: 1 year 82 days (of which 404 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Sixth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019537