William Henry WILLIAMS

Regimental number23/2304
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Williams, Kaiwaka, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, E Company, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialWulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 16), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred G and Jane Williams, 25 Ruskin Street, Parnell, Auckland. Native of Haku
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 4