Richard Henery WILLIAMS

Regimental number45583
Place of birthCo Kerry, Ireland
OccupationMotor driver
Next of kinFather, R Williams, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty
Rank on embarkationCompany Sergeant Major
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
E Company, 29th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships: 'Mokoia' (13 August 1917) and SS 'Ruahine' (15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual in E Company embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 27 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialAuchonvillers Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row L, Grave No 34), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Ellen Williams, Te Puke, Tauranga
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 15