| Regimental number | 7/1308 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Napier |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Rotherham, Canterbury |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W H Williams, East Clive, Hawke's Bay |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in A Squadron, CYC; left the district. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on |
| Final rank | Company Sergeant Major |
| Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Arrived Gallipoli, 13 November 1915, and posted to 1st Bn, Canterbury Mounted rifles Regiment. Admitted to HS 'Dongola, 1 December 1915 (rheumatic fever); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 5 December 1915; to Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 3 January 1916; discharged to Base Depot, Ghezireh, 17 January 1916. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 11 March 1916. Embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 april 1916. Charged cost of replacing hat and puggaree: losing government property, 5 May 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 28 June 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 25 September 1916. Detached to Brigade School, 25 May 1917; rejoined Bn, 1 June 1917. Promoted Warrant Officer Class II, 19 June 1917, and appointed Company Sergeant Major. Wounded in action, 21 August 1917 (gassed), and admitted to No 4 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, and then to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 22 August 1917; to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 24 August 1917; to England, 28 August 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 31 August 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 24 October 1917; to NZ convalescent Depot, Codford, 12 December 1917. Married Pearl Ethel PARISH, spinster, Parish Church, Hornchurch, 4 May 1918. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 2 October 1918 (bronchial catarrh). Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Ruahine', 3 November 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 13 February 1920. War service: 4 years 303 days (of which 4 years 134 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Sixth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 55 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |