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Arthur Wills

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Bernard Emil and Louise Wills; husband of May Annie Eills, of Waikiwi, Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A tragic drowning fatality occurred at Smaill's Beach on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Arthur Wills, aircraft instructor employed at the Air Force technical training centre at the Hillside Workshops, got into difficulties in the surf and lost his life. Mr. Wills who resided at 14 Hood Street, Kaikorai, was 41 years of age, and was a married man with a family of five."

[Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 6, 8 January 1940, Page 4]

Arthur had served 4 years with the RFC and RAF in WW1

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Casualty

Service Number: 
39030
Name:
Arthur Wills
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental Death
Date of Death:
06 January 1940
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
41
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Otago Provincial Memorial
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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