George Harman WILLIAMS

Regimental number18310
Date of birth19 July 1893
Place of birthWestport
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrocer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 10"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, F J Williams, PO Box 84, Westport
Previous military serviceServed in No 8 Company, Garrison Artillery, Westport; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date27 July 1916
Place of enlistmentFeatherston
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHedauville Communal Cemetery Extension (Row H, Grave No 28), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W.F.J. and S. Williams, Romilly Street, Westport
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 March 1917.

Admitted to 4th Southern General Hospital, Plymouth, 28 March 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 13 April 1917; discharged on leave, 17 May 1917.

Taken on strength, NZ Command Depot, Codford, 17 August 1917.

Admitted to Venereal Disease Section, Codford, 1 September 1917; discharged, 17 November 1917.

Re-admitted to VD Section, 29 November 1917; discharged, attached to VD Section, 15 December 1917.

Taken on strength, NZ Field Artillery, Ewshott, 19 December 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 10 February 1918; taken on strength, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, in the field, 15 February 1918, and posted to 3rd Battery.

Killed in action, 5 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 24
Archives Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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