Richard Raymond “Gook - Guk; also recorded as Richard R.” Williams
Private · NZ #7670 · R1 Patrol
| Rank | Private |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #7670 |
| Patrol | R1 Patrol |
| Regiment | 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion |
| Known as | “Gook - Guk; also recorded as Richard R.” |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C142955 |
What this roll records
The prefix NZ has been added to his service number, on the authority of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph record already linked on this card — the Museum holds him as a New Zealand service person. The digits are unchanged. This roll formerly left the number unmarked, which made it look like a British number to anyone reading the field rather than the card.
Checked CWGC 27 Jul 2026 by service number #7670: no casualty record found (i.e. survived the war). Definitive rank would require UK service record (National Archives, WO series) - not free/online.
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
Carpenter in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Forenames given in full in August 2026 as Richard Raymond, where this roll held only “Richard R.”. The Auckland War Memorial Museum’s L.R.D.G. Membership Roll of February 1970 gives the full form against the same service number. The old form is kept in the AKA field and stays searchable. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph, record C142955.
Embarkation detail from his Cenotaph record: he embarked as Private. This agrees with the rank held on this card. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph, record C142955.
Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Rank not found online. British Army enlistment number - WWII service records are not published online. Where to look: MOD Army Personnel Centre, Historic Disclosures, Glasgow (next-of-kin application), or TNA WO 416/WO 417 series for POW/casualty listings.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
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