William Henry WILLIAMS

Regimental number42441
Date of birth31 December 1890
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25.11
Height5' 5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Grace Williams, Russell Road, Remuera, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 November 1916
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium,
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James (b. Auckland) and Amelia (b. England) Williams, 77 Orakei Road, Remuera, Auckland; Wife: Grace Williams
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; returned to Wellington, 17 April 1917; re-embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, Australia, 2 May 1917; re-embarked Sydney, 9 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 21 September 1917; taken on strength, 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 October 1917, and posted to A Company.

Wounded in action, 12 October 1917.

Reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 23
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020055

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