Regimental number | 8/856 |
Date of birth | |
Occupation | Cheesemaker |
Address | Stirling |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Douglas Willocks, Stirling, Otago |
Previous military service | Served in the 19th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Company Sergeant Major |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Navua', 13 November 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, chest), 19 March 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 73 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020254 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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