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Edward William WILLIS

Regimental number3480
Place of birthBirmingham, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMachinist
AddressHaley Street, Lithgow, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence Edith Willis, 33 Caroline Street, Redfern, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3480A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward Richard and Mary Ann WILLIS; Wife: F.E. WILLIS
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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