Corporal

Edward John Wills

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward John and Kate Eliza Wills, of 662, Gloucester Street, East Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
29119
Name:
Edward John Wills
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
16 October 1895
Place of Birth: 
Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
E.J. Wills (father), 662 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
662 Gloucester Road, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Printer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
05 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 66
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Plymouth, England (29 December 1916)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. E. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edward John Wills
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