Second Lieutenant

Keith Gaster Williams

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the Rev. Alfred and Alice Williams, of 115, Liverpool St., Wanganui, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt.

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

Public Contributions:

Keith was the brother of my Grandfather Garth Gaster Williams who also fought in WW1 but survived.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/649
Name:
Keith Gaster Williams
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Reverend A.O. Williams (father), Liverpool Street, Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Liverpool Street, Wanganui, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sheep farmer
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Messines
Date of Death:
08 June 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
32
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: 
IV. B. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Keith Gaster Williams
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