Regimental number | 4888 |
Place of birth | Wollongong, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | High Street, Cessnock, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Willis, High Street, Cessnock, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Birr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 14), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Jessie WILLIS, Cessnock, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 9437 Gunner Joseph WILLIS, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 17 March 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |