Regimental number | 12/274 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Manchester, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Coach painter |
Address | Primrose Street, Frankton Junction |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Joseph Barlow Williams, Primrose Street, Frankton Junction |
Previous military service | Served in B Company, 16th Waikato Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hamilton |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 4), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Barlow Williams and Jane Elsmore Williams, Barton-on-Irwell, Manchester, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, Gallipoli, 4 June 1915. War service: 296 days (of which 255 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019784 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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