Regimental number | 6/1760 |
Address | c/o G Atkins, Riwaka |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Willey, 15 Creyke Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch |
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 | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 40), Armentieres, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Josiah and Amy Blanch Willey, 15 Creyke Road, Fendalton, Christchurch |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |
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