WILLIAMS, Thomas Owen
(Service number 78263)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 16/01/1889 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. WILLIAMS (mother), Bridge Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 39th Reinforcements C Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 March 1969 | Age | 79 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Ragan & Emily (nee BETTERIDGE) WILLIAMS, of Temuka. His brother Herbert Stephens WILLIAMS returned home from the war, ill, & died soon after, being accorded a military funeral to the Temuka Cemetery. Educated at Temuka School.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [07 March 2014]; TDC headstone image (Temuka Cemetery) [07 March 2014]
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