George Henry WILLIAMS

Regimental number11/163
Date of birth8 May 1892
Place of birthDargaville
ReligionProtestant
OccupationButter maker
AddressRata, Marton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8.5"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, N Williams, Onetea via Dargaville
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Walter Williams, Charlotte Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported wounded, Anzac Cove, 9 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 17 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 9 August 1915'.

War service: 360 days (of which 298 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019746