WILLIS, John
| Service Number: | 1854 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ridleyton, South Australia, 6 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Class Blower |
| Died: | Illness, United Kingdom, 12 July 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 10 Chaplain Father W.P. Coshman officiated Coffin was made of polished elm |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1854, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1854, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1854, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 12 Jul 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1854, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1854 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
9 February 1916 - Disembarked at Suez
7 August 1916 - Wounded in action - back
22 February 1917 - Wounded in action but remained on duty
27 July 1917 - AWOL - fined 10 days pay
20 April 1918 - Promoted to Lance Corporal
3 May 1918 - Wounded in action, Elbow and foot
10 May 1918 - Transported to England for treatment
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Jonathan Tatmihalis
John Willis
By Jonathan Tatmihalis
John Willis was born on the 6th of June 1896. John was born in Ridleyton, Adelaide, Australia. John worked as a glass blower before he enlisted on the 30th of August 1915. Before going to the First World War John had no military experience.
John was in Adelaide when he enlisted for the First World War. John boarded the boat HMAT A30 he boarded on the 11th of January 1916. John was involved in two units, the 32nd battalion and the 48th battalion. John died of a sickness while at the war and his date of death was 12th of July 1918. John Willis was a corporal in the first world war.
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