William Ellis WILLIAMS

Regimental number24/1865
OccupationRailway porter
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Williams, Needle Street, Castle Hill, Kaitangata, Otago
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No 2), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Emma Williams,Needle Sreet., Castle Hill, Kaitangata, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 10

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