Corporal

Ernest Percival Williams

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of F. W. Williams, of Robinson's Bay, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.

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

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Greg Williams
Relationship to casualty: Great nephew

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1762
Name:
Ernest Percival Williams
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
14 August 1883
Place of Birth:
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Miss Edith Williams (sister), OkaIns Bay, Canterbury
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
06 January 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
35 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Lawyer
Employer:
Self, Christchurch
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion, 1 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
29 December 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Vessel:
Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (26 March 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. CC. 12.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Ernest Percival Williams
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