Alfred Edward Williams

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Richard and Jennie Williams.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:

Wilfred Richard Williams, Brother, Killed in action 31/07/1917

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"PVTE. ALFRED EDWIN WILLIAMS, who left with the Fifth Reinforcements, and has died of wounds received in action with the Auckland Battalion. He is a Takapuna boy, and was a boat builder at Kohu Kohu." [Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 204, 27 August 1915, Page 8]

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Casualty

Service Number:

12/2515

Name:

Alfred Edward Williams

Name variation:

Alfred Edwin Williams (BDM Online)

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

01 August 1896

Place of Birth:

Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Wilfred Richard Williams (brother), Kohukohu, Hokianga (killed in action 1917) | R L Williams (father), c/- Mrs Verran, Bayswater, Takapuna

Religion:

Presbyterian

Date of Enlistment:

15 February 1915

Locality on Enlistment:

Kohukohu

Place of Enlistment:

Kohukohu, Hokianga, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Boat Builder

Employer:

Joseph Fell, Kohukohu

Unit:

NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

11 August 1915

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

5th Reinforcements

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

13 June 1915

Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26

Vessel:

Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

Destination:

Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Portianos Military Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

I. A. 7.

Cemetery Location:

Greece