Regimental number | 6/1759 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Napier |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | c/o Mr Rennie, Te Kuiti |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Jane Willcocks, 2 Dilworth Terrace, Parnell, Auckland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs E.J. Willcocks, Apia, Samoa |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, 29 May 1915, and transferred to Mudros (rheumatism); transferred by HMT 'Newmarket' to Malta, 4 June 1915, and admitted to St Andrew's Hospital; discharged, and embarked for Alexandria, 12 July 1915. Attached to Advanced Base, Mustapha, 16 July 1915. Embarked for Dardanelles, 21 July 1915. Killed in action, 7 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third. Surname incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as WILLCOX. |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019474 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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