Noel WILLIAMS

Regimental number10/576
Date of birth3 December 1893
Place of birthNapier
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm Manager
AddressRangitapu, Waipawa
Marital statusSingle
Height6' 0"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinGeorge Coldham Williams, Rangitapu, Waipawa
Previous military serviceWanganui College Cadets (6 years)
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 7 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialEast Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No 126), Greece
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: George C. Williams, Rangitapu, Waipawa
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Wounded in action, Anzac, 27 April 1915 (gunshot wound, left arm); admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 May 1915; discharged, date not stated.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 May 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 4 June 1915.

Admitted to No.1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 3 July 1915 (enteric fever).

Died, No.15 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 7 July 1915.

Total war service: 320 days (of which 265 were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 122019901

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