Joseph Henry WILLIAMS

Regimental number41457
Date of birth27 January 1888
Place of birthNapier
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJeweller
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 6.5"
Weight116 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E A H Williams, c/o Mrs Hanan, 18 Cowie Road, Parnell, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 7 years in the Volunteers (Wanganui Guards).
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on 16 July 1917
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 18 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Zealandic', 18 January 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 17 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: James (b. Napier) and Frances Alice (b. Waipaira) WILLIAMS
Date of death18 September 1975 Wanganui
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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