John Edwin WILLIAMS

Regimental number28844
OccupationBlacksmith
Next of kinSister, Mrs Moss, Clifton, Nottingham, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 6

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