Frederick George WILLIAMS

Regimental number56395
Date of birth31 July 1888
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 6.75"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Williams, Orakei Road, Remuera, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of eyesight)
Enlistment date16 February 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Mokoia on 13 August 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Division Employment Company
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 February 1919
Discharge date23 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 13 August 1917; received Extra Duty Pay while coaling, 22-24 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917; marched in to Slnig Camp, 3 October 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 november 1917; takern on strength, 3rd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 December 1917.

Detached to 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 18 January 1918; transferred to 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade, 21 February 1918; to NZ Entrenching Bn, 17 March 1918.

Attached to No 4 Veterinary Hospital, 29 April 1918.

Posted to strength of No 1 NZ Division Employment Company, 28 June 1918.

Admitted to 2nd NZ Field Ambulance, 17 August 1918 (epiphora); rejoined unit, 21 August 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMNZT 'Ajana', 7 February 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service), 24 April 1919.

War service: 2 years 67 days (of which 1 year 226 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: James (b. Auckland) and Mary (b. England) WILLIAMS
Date of death23 October 1967 Auckland
Age at death79
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 7
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019713