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Alexander Collard Willis

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_019. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_019. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Collard AWMM
  • Surname
    Willis AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ411516 AWMM
    • WWII 411516 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Alexander Willis was the son of Stanley Collard Willis and Rhoda Agnes Willis, of Thames, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Canada, North America AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Dunnville (Riverside) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada AWMM Lot 845. Grave 4. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2686536
    Sources Used
  • References
    This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM

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