Private

Alfred Edward Williams

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard and Jennie Williams.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
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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Personal Tributes:

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:
Date of Death:
11 August 1915
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
20
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 Reference: 
I. A. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Alfred Edward Williams
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