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VILLIS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7083 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 5 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kooringa, Burra, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Florieton Public School, Thistle Beds School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Burra, South Australia, 12 September 1968, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Burra Cemetery, South Australia Interred on the 14 September 1968 |
| Memorials: | Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Loyal Burra Lodge Court Unity AOF No 3015 WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7083, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 7083, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 7083, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7083, 10th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7083, 10th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the right shoulder. Invalided to England on 14 August 1918 | |
| 26 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7083, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 7083, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Isaac Villis and Elizabeth Villis nee Eustice of Kooringa, Burra, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 14 January 1919 aboard HT City of York disembarking on 24 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 5 April 1922 John married Elizabeth Jane Finch in the Methodist Church, Kooringa, SA.