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Harry Draper WILLIS

Regimental number3498
Place of birthLondon England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSteward
AddressLeichhardt, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Robert Willis, 83 Rose Valley, Brentwood, Essex, England
Enlistment date13 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialFranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert George and Harriett WILLIS, Rose Valley, Brentwood, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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