Walter Williams

1876-1949

Unit

4th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37589

About

Born in England

2 November 1876
Parents

Mother

Mrs Martha William

Father

Thomas William

Settled in New Zealand

1907
Residence

Hometown

Arthurs Pass
Work

Occupation

Miner

Employer

Public Works Department
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

New Zealand Tunnellers

British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Military Medal ribbon

Military Medal
For bravery in the field.

Death

Died at the age of 72

14 January 1949

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 W5557 86/0123048, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.55, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 40.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “Walter Williams (1876-1949)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/912