Bright Ernest WILLIAMS

Regimental number14896
Date of birth27 February 1897
Place of birthRissington, Napier
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRissington, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 9"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinFather, Albert Williams, Rissington, Napier
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Discharge date25 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Enlisted with rank of rifleman and posted to H Company, 14th Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 6 March 1916.

Taken on strength, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, and posted to D Company, in the field, France, 4 October 1916.

Wounded in action, 14 October 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh).

Last surving veteran of the NZEF to serve overseas, died in Hastings, 13 February 2003.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 February 2003
Age at death105
Place of burialHastings, Hawke's Bay
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 39

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