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Earl Clifford Wills

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 787 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 787 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Earl Clifford AWMM
  • Surname
    Wills AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 8/2327 AWMM
    • WWII 805562 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 October 1892 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Eastbourne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs L. Wills (mother), Eastbourne, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) AWMM
      London Gazette 18.1.1919 "For the past two years 8/2327 Staff Sergeant Earl Clifford Wills has been Orderly Room Sergeant of this Battalion. His work has been characterised of great ability and devotion to duty under all conditions, and in spite of the difficulties resulting from the moving warfare of the past six weeks he has kept the Battalion records in a particularly satisfactory condition. Whether the orderly room is in the shelled area or otherwise has made no difference to this NCO, who is always exceptionally cool under what are often trying conditions." AWMM
    • Victory Medal AWMM
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
    • 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal (1914-1920), Victory Medal. Public - James Newland - Direct descendant - 18 August 2021 - https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24064686&digital=yes

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM 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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 September 1947 AWMM
    Wanganui : Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military Personnel File
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R24064686
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 787 AWMM
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
18 August 2021James NewlandNew Zealand, Auckland Direct descendant

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