George WILLIAMS

Regimental number8/1030
Date of birth24 July 1887
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMachinist
Address390 Cargill Road, South Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 6"
Weight137 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Williams, 390 Cargill Road, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Volunteers; 2 years in E Company, 4th (Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; drafted out; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 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 4 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Special Memorial No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Charles and Elizabeth Williams, Caversham, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 19 April 1915 (tonsillitis); discharged from hospital, 23 April 1915.

Killed in action, 4 May 1915.

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 22019722

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