Private [Signaller]

George Willan

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John James and Annie Willan, of Tai Tapu, Christchurch, New Zealand. Native of Westmorland, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
29116
Name:
George Willan
Rank: 
Private
Additional Rank:
Signaller
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.J. Willan (father), Tai Tapu, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Ploughman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 3 Battalion, 16 (Waikato) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action near Ypres
Date of Death:
28 December 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:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXXVIII. H. 16/21.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Willan
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