Andrew James WILLOCKS

Regimental number8/856
Date of birth25 June 1891
OccupationCheesemaker
AddressStirling
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 10"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Douglas Willocks, Stirling, Otago
Previous military serviceServed in the 19th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankCompany Sergeant Major
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Discharge date19 March 1917
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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death3 October 1964 Clyde
Age at death73
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22020254