Rhys David Williams

Stoker Mechanic

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of David Woodliffe Williams and Georgina Agnes Williams, of Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"When he fell under the 3.42 p.m. relief express for Auckland, as it was leaving the platform at Wellington yesterday, a naval rating was killed. He was Stoker Rhys Williams, aged 21, of H.M.N.Z.S. Philomel. His father, Mr David Williams, lives at Papanui, Christchurch. Stoker Williams was apparently attempting to board the train as it was moving out."

BAY OF PLENTY TIMES, VOLUME LXXVI, ISSUE 14557, 29 DECEMBER 1947, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number:

10291

Name:

Rhys David Williams

Rank:

Stoker Mechanic

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Navy

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in an Accident

Date of Death:

27 December 1947

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Kaiapoi Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

993E.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand