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Albert Ernest Willis

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Portrait, Soldier Willis, unidentified Gunner in the Royal New Zealand Artillery from the Willis family collection - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Soldier Willis, unidentified Gunner in the Royal New Zealand Artillery from the Willis fam …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Willis AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1877 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1889 AWMM Napier, Hawkes Bay AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    General labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. Willis (mother), 305 Karamu Road, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 8 January 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 19 October 1915 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Labourer/Civilian 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      6 feet 1 inch AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      121 pounds AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Sallow AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Gray AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
      Tattoo marks on both arms and chest AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Coronary occlusion AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William Samuel Lord Benjamin Willis and Emily Elizabeth (nee Manfield) Willis

    Albert did not marry

    Brothers Stephen Mansfield Willis (34188); Albert Ernest Willis (23/187) and John Arthur Wills (8/502) served in WW1. John was killed in action 1915. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    18 March 1955 AWMM
    Age 66 AWMM
    Hastings, Hawkes Bay AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hastings Cemetery, Orchard Road, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM RSA Section Grave B38 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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