Albert Oliver WILLIAMS

Regimental number41692
Date of birth8 June 1883
Place of birthHawera
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStable keeper
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33.5
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Maud Williams, Hawera
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 November 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, F Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 29 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oliver and Mary Ann Williams (both b. England), Whakamara, New Plymouth; Wife: Maud Williams, Dives Avenue, Hawera, New Plymouth
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917, and marched into Camp Sling.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 July 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 1 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 18 February 1918.

Killed in action, 29 March 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 22
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019541

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