William Henry WILLIS

Regimental number59177
OccupationStorekeeper
Next of kinWife, Mrs Kate Willis, c/o Mrs Matthews, Porirua
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company (29)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of Kate M.F. Beagley (formerly Willis), Pirongia, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 25

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