Geoffrey WILLEY

Regimental number6/1760
Addressc/o G Atkins, Riwaka
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Alfred Willey, 15 Creyke Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCite 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third

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