Percy Lawrence WILLIAMS

Regimental number20271
Date of birth9 October 1895
Place of birthWellington
OccupationFarm hand
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, C H Williams, Kaitoke, Wellington
Enlistment date30 April 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 61 Aparima on 19 August 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 19 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 2, Grave No 18), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Charles H Williams, Kaitoke, Wellington
Family/military connectionsBrother: 20269 Lance-Corporal Cyril Ernest WILLIAMS, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, 22 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 33