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Cecil Nicholson Willis

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Portrait of Sergeant Cecil Nicholson Willis, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 6 / F612 5. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Sergeant Cecil Nicholson Willis, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 6 / F612 5. Image is s …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cecil Nicholson AWMM
  • Surname
    Willis AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23/350 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 January 1884 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 69 Weld Street, Wadestown, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs A. Willis (mother), 69 Weld Street, Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 23/350 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Cecil Willis was the son of Amelia Anne and the late Alexander James Willis, of Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 December 1917 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVII. D. 6. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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