Lance Corporal

Frank Willis

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of George A. Willis, of Sumner, Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2811
Name:
Frank Willis
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
G. Willis (father), Sheffield, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Sheffield, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Frank Willis
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