Hugh Pownall Williams

Sergeant Major

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Edward and Sarah Williams of Preston, England; husband of Emily Newboult (formerly Williams), of 22, Greenwood Avenue, Morton, Blackpool, England.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Hugh does not appear in the NZ Roll of Honour. He died 3 years after discharge, and no medical evidence is contained in his service record.

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Casualty

Service Number:

12/1041

Name:

Hugh Pownall Williams

Rank:

Sergeant Major

Date of Birth:

06 June 1879

Next of Kin:

Mrs E. Williams, 76 Fox Street, Edgeley, Stockport, England

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Parenga, New Zealand

Unit:

NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not known

Date of Death:

28 May 1921

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Main Body

Embarkation Place:

Auckland, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

16 October 1914

Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12

Vessel:

Star of India or Waimana

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Blackpool (Layton) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

T. CE. 135.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom