Regimental number | 8/1090 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Prosser Street, Burnside, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.7 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Charles John Williams, Main Road, Burnside, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Served in 4th (Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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 rank | Private |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk 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 details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019573 |