| Regimental number | 8/1860 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Invercargill |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Cheese maker |
| Address | c/o Cook Bros, Wyndham, Southland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, G B Williams, c/o Mrs Wilkinson, Ashley, Canterbury |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | No 1 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXII, Row E, Grave No10), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Gilbert Broughton Williams and Agnes Williams, Invercargill |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915, and posted to 14th Company. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to Machine Gun Company, 1st Infantry Brigade, Moascar, 1 March 1916. Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Found guilty, 17 November 1916, of being absent from billet from 8 November 1916 and not being in possession of a pass: awarded 4 days' Field Days' Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 8 March 1917 (mumps), and transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer; rejoined unit, in the field, 29 March 1917. Admitted to N9o 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 April 1917 (scabies); rejoined unit, 29 April 1917. Appointed Lance corporal, 15 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22019856 |