Alfred Williams
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Alfred Gordon Williams (1910 - 1942)

Sergeant Alfred Gordon Williams
Born in Foxton, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealandmap
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Son of and
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[spouse(s) unknown]
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Died at about age 32 in Western Desert, North Africa, Africamap
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Alfred Williams is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Biography

Roll of Honor
Sergeant Alfred Williams was Killed in Action during World War II.

Alfred was born in 1910, the son of Frederick Williams and Louisa Lobb.

He married Alice Alletson in 1937. Unknown if they had children.

When the 2nd World War broke out Alfred was living in Dunedin and was working as a Clerk. He enlisted as a Corporal and went on to serve in the Western Desert in North Africa. His next of kin was recorded as Mrs A. Williams (wife), 73 Forbury Crescent, St Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand.

EMBARKATION DETAILS WW2 Corporal; Infantry Reinforcements; Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force

LAST KNOWN RANK: Sergeant, 26 Infantry Battalion.

Alfred was killed in action in the Western Desert. He was 32 years of age.

Probate:

Event Date: 1943
Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand[1]

Burial

CEMETERY NAME: El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt; GRAVE REFERENCE I. G. 25.[2]

Ashes Burial - Foxton Cemetery, Cnr Hickford And Avenue Road, Foxton, New Zealand; Location in Cemetery: Anglican Block 5, Plot 19.

Sources

  1. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKYR-TG1M : 10 August 2017), Alfred Gordon Williams, 1943; citing Wellington, Wellington Probate Files [Second Sequence], 1843-1939, record number 9339, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 101363940.
  2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55973432/alfred-gordon-williams
  • Family Records
  • Auckland War Museum Online Cenotaph [[1]]




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Rejected matches › Gordon Bradley Williams (abt.1911-) › Alfred M Gilliam (1854-1916)

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