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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Cecil Nicholson Willis |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Cecil Nicholson |
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| Surname: |
Willis |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
23/350 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Corporal |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs A. Willis (mother), 69 Weld Street, Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
69 Weld Street, Wadestown, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
9 October 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
786 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Place of Death: |
Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
7 December 1917 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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