William Stephen WILLIAMS

Regimental number10/1705
Date of birth30 November 1882
Place of birthClifton, Invercargill
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOhakune
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 10"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Williams, Post Office, Awarua
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) (Panel No 23) Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs G. Williams, Awarua, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020072