John Williams
Died 22 Mar 1948
- Service number
- 810360 AWMM
- 810630 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Private AWMM 2nd Battalion AWMM
- War
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Public Works Department Camp, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Public Works Department Camp, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Hine Williams (mother), Rotokohu Road, Paeroa, New Zealand AWMM
- Mrs Hine Williams (mother), Rotokohu Road, Paeroa, New Zealand AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 810360 AWMM
- 810630 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Jayforce Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, B Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- Jayforce Private AWMM 2nd Divisional Cavalry Regiment, D Squadron AWMM British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- Private AWMM
2nd Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Hine and Jack Williams of Rotokohu Road, Paeroa
Private Williams sister, Mrs Hoha Hine Pupuri Rangi Sutherland of Paeroa, received the New Zealand Operational Service Medal on his behalf from the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence at a presentation held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 27 November 2003
Service number listed on Nominal Roll 14 as 810360 and on Nominal Roll 16 as 810630 AWMM
About death
- Death
- 22 Mar 1948 AWMM
Age 25 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Yokohama War Cemetery, Japan AWMM NZ Sec. Plot B. Row A. Grave 3. AWMM
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- Obituary
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- New Zealand Defence Force. Roll of Honour. Personnel who have died on operational service since 3 September 1945.
http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/info/roll-of-honour/index.html
Sources Used - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
https://28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference - J Force Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
Further Reference - Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
Further Reference
- New Zealand Defence Force. Roll of Honour. Personnel who have died on operational service since 3 September 1945.
- References
- Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Pointer, M. (2008). Commonwealth War Graves, Hodogaya, Yokohama, Japan: the New Zealand Connection. Tokyo, Japan. Unpublished paper.
- Gardiner, W. (2019). Ake ake kia kaha e! : Forever brave! : B Company 28 (Maori) Battalion, 1939-1945. Auckland : Bateman Books.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 14: WW2 106 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 16: WW2 144 - Brief Notes on Recipients at NZOSM Presentation. Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Defence Force.
- Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
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