WILLIAMS, Herbert Ralph
(Service number 29201)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27/02/1894 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs J, A, WILLIAMS (mother), Beverley Road, Timaru | ||
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 | 19th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth or Devonport, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 July 1954 | Age | 60 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of John Alexander & Eleanor (nee HAMBLETON) WILLIAMS. Married Gertrude Margaret HANNA in 1919. Educated at George Street School, Dunedin, & Waimataitai School, Timaru. Brother Leslie John WILLIAMS died in WWI. Herbert was in camp ready to leave for overseas service when his brother Leslie was killed in action.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [07 March 2014]; TDC headstone image (Timaru Cemetery) [07 March 2014]
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