John David WILLIAMS

Regimental number20802
Date of birth5 June 1886
Place of birthLevuka, Fiji
ReligionMethodist
OccupationStoreman
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 10"
Weight174 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Maria Williams, Levuka, Fiji
Enlistment date17 July 1916
Place of enlistmentNarrow Neck
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Maori Contingent, 9th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand on board Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 August 1917
Discharge date5 November 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Proceeded overseas to France from England, 1 February 1917.

Joined Bn, and posted to Pioneers, 28 February 1917.

Admitted to No 7 General Hospital, 14 March 1917; discharged to unit, 2 April 1917.

Admitted to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, 8 June 1917; transferred to England, and admitted to NZ General Hospital, 28 June 1917 (ruptured eardrum).Classified 'unfit' and placed on NZ Roll, 30 July 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HS 'Maheno', 8 August 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 5 November 1917.

War service: 1 year 110 days (of which 134 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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