Gilbert McWilliam

1891-1962

Unit

3rd Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

12/1748

About

Born in New Zealand

29 August 1891
Parent

Father

J. McWilliam
Live

Hometown

Eureka
Work

Occupation

Labourer

Employer

J. McWilliam, Eureka
Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • 16th Waikato Regiment

    New Zealand

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 70

    30 January 1962

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5544 102/0076681, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.II, Roll No.45, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 35.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “Gilbert McWilliam (1891-1962)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/569