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WILLIAMS, James Henry
(Service number 49661)

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Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Shepherd
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Miss Ellen WILLIAMS (sister), Mill Road, Waimate, Canterbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 27th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date 12 June 1917
Transport Tahiti
Embarked From Wellington Destination Devonport, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

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Actions Prior to Capture
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Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

23 October 1918 he was wounded & admitted to hospital.

Post-war Occupations

Death

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Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Son of Edward & Ellen WILLIAMS. Brother Edward Francis also served in WWI. In 1920 he gained Section 6, Bankfield, in the Land Ballot (Soldier Settlement).

Sources

Cenotaph Database [10 March 2014]; Timaru Herald, 14 February 1917, 8 November 1918, 2 June 1920 [X 2 mentions] (Papers Past) [08 March 2014, 10 March 2014]

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