Richard Frank WILLS

Regimental number25/368
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, Williams Wills, Antigua Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in South Africa (Boer War).
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
The 3rd Battalion, C Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade left New Zealand on board three ships: HMNZT 42 ('Ulimaroa'), HMNZT 43 ('Mokoia') and HMNZT 44 ('Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 31 May 1916
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 12), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Wills, Northamptonshire, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 13

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