| Regimental number | 14898 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, P Williamson, Steel Road, Tamarau, Gisborne |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
| Place of burial | Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 28), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Agnes Williamson, Steele Road, Kaiti, Gisborne |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched in to Sling Camp, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916; taken on strength, 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 18 October 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 May 1917 (influenza); transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 19 May 1917 (trench fever); to 32nd Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 21 May 1917; to 55th General Hospital, 26 May 1917; to 7th Convalescent Depot, 7 June 1917; to 10th Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 10 June 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 24 June 1917; to No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, 28 June 1917 (scabies); to Base Depot, Etaples, 5 July 1917; to 24th General Hospital, 26 July 1917 (pleurisy); to England, 7 August 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 11 September 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 12 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 May 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 12 May 1918, and posted to 11th Company. Promoted Corporal, 22 October 1918. Killed in action, 4 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 39 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020299 |