| Regimental number | 12663 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Balclutha |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Stock agent |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Willocks, Box 31, Balclutha |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 62), Syria |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Margaret Willocks, Hazeldell, Balclutha, Otago, and the late James Willocks |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916, and taken on strength, NZ Mounted Rifles Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, and reverted to the ranks. Posted to 8th Squadron, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Kantara, 30 July 1916. Wounded in action, Canal Zone, 23 December 1916 (gun shot wound, left forearm: slight); admitted to 24th Stationary Hospital, Canal Zone, 27 December 1916; transferred to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, 1 January 1917; to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 30 January 1917; to Montazah Convalescent Home, 1 February 1917; discharged to duty, 23 February 1917. Posted to Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, in the field, 1 April 1917. Detached to Rest Camp, Port Said, 19 August 1917; rejoined unit from Rest Camp, 28 August 1918. Detached to NZEF Headquarters, Cairo, 27 September 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 3 October 1917. Reported Wounded and Missing, 30 March 1918. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 22 October 1918, 'finds that 12663 Tpr. Willocks J.C. 8th. Sqd. C.M.R. was killed in action at Amman 30/3/1918'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 2 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |