Willie WILLIAMS

Regimental number20624
True NameMOKA, Willie
OccupationBarman
Next of kinFather, Wi Williams, Kohukohu, Hokianga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Maori Contingent, 7th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand on board HMNZT 61 Aparima on 19 August 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unitNew Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No 16), Gezaincourt, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Psrents: Wi Moka and Ellen Wi Moka, Kohukohu, Hokianga
Family/military connectionsBrother: 19779 Private James WILLIAMS, New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion, died of disease, 30 September 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 40

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