Arthur WILLIAMS

Regimental number8/1090
Date of birth25 February 1891
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationButcher
AddressProsser Street, Burnside, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.7
Height5' 11"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Charles John Williams, Main Road, Burnside, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in 4th (Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date7 September 1914
Place of enlistmentDunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs C.J. Williams, Prosser Street, Burnside, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditiuonary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 7 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 20 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019573