Edric Beetham Williams
Born 12 Jul 1884 - Died 22 Nov 1918
- Service number
- WWI 57699 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Warrant Officer Class 2 (Sergeant Major) AWMM New Zealand Training Unit, 47th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Edric Beetham AWMM
- Surname
- Williams AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 57699 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 12 Jul 1884 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Pre 23 Apr 1917 AWMM Waipuna, Otane, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs C. Williams, Waipuna, Otane, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
- 1910 Edric Beetham WILLIAMS married Christina Bain Barbara McKENZIEPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 April 2023 - NZ BDM Marriage Records
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 57699 AWMM
- Military service
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Military decorations
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 23 Apr 1917 AWMM
Age 32 AWMM
Sheep farmer/Civilian AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
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Prisoner of war
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- Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
5 foot 9.5 inches AWMM - Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
174 pounds AWMM - Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
hazel AWMM - Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Dark AWMM - Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
E.W. on inner side of left forearms AWMM - Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Influenza AWMM
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Warrant Officer Class 2 (Sergeant Major) AWMM
New Zealand Training Unit, 47th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Edric Williams was the son of James Nelson Williams and Mary Margaret Williams.
Husband of Christina Barbara nee McKenzie; father of Maggie Mary born 1913.
"Joined the N.Z.F.A. at Featherston Camp, hoping to get away as soon as possible. Unfortunately his wishes were never fulfilled owing to ill-health, which on more than one occasion interfered with his training, and finally deprived him of his life. Few of the many who have passed through this School have been more universally beloved than he was. Fortunate in worldly possessions, money had no value for him except in the power that it gave to do kind and helpful things to others. His friends were in all classes of society, though he never courted popularity. At all times natural, he simply could not show side, and loathed anything at all underhand. In every mood, whether serious or humorous, he was never anything but a gentleman, and his death, coming as it did after the armistice had been signed, made the sorrow to his friends only greater. Had it not been for his kindly nature and self-sacrifice during the influenza epidemic, he might have been alive to-day. At the time of his death, in November, 1918, he was Battery Sergeant-Major." (In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School]) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 22 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age 34 AWMM - Date of death
- 22 Nov 1918Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 June 2022 - Research & newspaper reports
- Age at death
- 34yrsPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 June 2022 - Research & newspaper reports
- Place of death
- Featherston, NZPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 June 2022 - Research & newspaper reports
- Cause of death
- Died of Disease AWMM
- Died of pneumonia after having influenzaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 June 2022 - Research & newspaper reports
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Featherston Cemetery, Western Lake Road, Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM 29. B. AWMM
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- Obituary
- The sad news has been received that Mr Edric Beetham Williams, youngest son of the late Mr J. N. Williams, of Hawke’s Bay died at Featherston Camp on Friday from pneumonia, supervening on influenza. He had completed his training and was to have sailed with the next reinforcement. Deceased had two brothers—Mr H. B. Williams and Mr A B Williams —in this district, and one brother—Mr C. N. D. Williams in Hawke’s Bay. It will also be learned with deep regret that his widow is in a critical state at Featherston with pneumonia, there is one child, only three days oldPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 June 2022 - Research & newspaper reports
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
Sources Used - Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22019644
Further Reference - Soldiers' Deaths. Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 127, 25 November 1918, Page 2
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19181125.2.22&srpos
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643575/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643575
Further Reference - "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
Sources Used - "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
Sources Used
- Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
- References
- The Evening Post
- In Memoriam, 1914-1918. (1919).Wanganui, N.Z.: Collegiate School.
- "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
- "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
- Byrne, J.R. (1922). New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914 - 18. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
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