William Robert WILLIAMS

Regimental number55190
Place of birth North Wairoa, Napier
OccupationBushman
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Williams, Northern Wairoa
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (First Draft), H Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
H Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, left on two ships, HMNZT 89 'Waitemata' on 14 July 1917, and HMNZT 90 'Ulimaroa' on 26 July 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 1 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No 13), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Christina Williams, Great South Road, Ellerslie, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 21

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