William WILLS

Regimental number29957
OccupationStock agent
Next of kinFather, William Wills, Dee Street, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1917
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 9), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs William Wills, North Road, Gladstone, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 35

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