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Albert Victor Wills

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Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4887). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4887). CC BY-NC …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert Victor AWMM
  • Surname
    Wills AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/3204 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 86 Tankerville Street, Spreydon, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    W.J. Wills (father), 86 Tankerville Street, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single 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 6/3204 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 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Albert Wills was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wills, of 86 Tankerville St., Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 September 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
    • Marlborough War Memorial, 20 Seymour Street, Blenheim, 7201 AWMM
    • Marlborough Great War Memorial, WW1 AWMM

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  • Hello Christine I am researching your great uncle Albert Victor Wills as part of a Christchurch City Libraries staff project to honour the soldiers who fought in World War 1. I work at Halswell library, and your great uncle's name is one of 17 names on the Halswell Memorial. The information we gather about the soldiers will be on http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info/ Do you have any information or photos you would be willing to share in order for me to provide more details of his life? Kind regards Ruth [email protected]
    Public - Ruth - 1 June 2015
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  • I am your great niece and would have loved to meet you, I remember stories about you from my grand Dad Hugh Wills .We had a photo of you in our house.
    Public - Christine - Other Relative - 22 April 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 February 2024Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
29 December 2019AllanRotoruaResearcher
01 June 2015RuthChristchurchOther
22 April 2015ChristineWaimateOther Relative

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