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
Source: Auckland Cenotaph