Private

John Robert Williams

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Rees Williams and Jessie Williams, of Alford Forest, Ashburton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
58638
Name:
John Robert Williams
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Jessie Williams (mother), Alford Forest, Ashburton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
31 May 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 August 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 92
Vessel:
Ruahine
Destination:
Glasgow, Scotland

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. F. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John Robert Williams
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