MEXTED, Violet Erica

(aka Violet WILLIAMS)

World War II, 1939-1945

Jayforce, 1945-1948

First Known Rank: Nurse

Rank Last Held: Corporal

Serial No.: 811855

Occupation before Enlistment: Domestic

Next of Kin: Mrs V Mexted (mother), Paewhenua R.D., Otorohanga, New Zealand

Marital Status: Single

Enlistment Address: Paewhenua R.D., Otorohanga, New Zealand

Military District: Rotorua

Body on Embarkation: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), Jayforce

Embarkation Unit: NewZealand Army Nursing Service

Other Units: 6 New Zealand General Hospital

Campaigns: Japan

Discharge Date: 11 May 1948

Place of Death: Rangiura Rest Home, Putaruru, New Zealand

Date of Death: 7 August 2007

Age at Death: 85

Cemetery Name: Cremated at Hamilton Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Newstead, Hamilton, New Zealand

Obituary: Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 10 July 2007

Biographical Notes: Violet Williams had five children: Tom, John, Peter, Pamela, Stephen.

Sources Used: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948)

New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Military Nursing

Source: Auckland Cenotaph