Second Lieutenant

William Williams

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John and Elizabeth Williams, of Otama, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Heather Wilson
Relationship to casualty: Great Uncle
This is Dad's Great Uncle and he was killed at 22. His brother (Jack) carried his body out after he had been shot and killed.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/323
Name:
William Williams
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss Maggie Williams (sister), Post-office, Otama, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
16 Bradford Street, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 October 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. B. 26.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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