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WILLIS, Harcourt Guy
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 19659, V92722, V360381 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, 29th Battery |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | HARROW, VIC, 5 July 1887 |
| Home Town: | Nyah, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lilydale State School No.876, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Nyah, Victoria, Australia, 29 June 1968, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nyah Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Flinders WWI War Memorial, Nyah and District Roll of Honor |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 19659, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , 29th Battery | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 19659, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 19659, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 19659, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Wounded in action - gun shot wound, head. 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 29th Battery. | |
| 31 Jan 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 19659, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , from England via Capetown, HT Osterley Hospital Ship A8, assessed as "temporarily unfit for general service for less than six months; fit for home service. Disembarked Melbourne, Australia, 13 April, 1918 | |
| 23 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 19659, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Medically unfit. |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V92722 | |
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| 16 Jan 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V92722, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
| 16 Jan 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V92722, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
| 10 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V360381 | |
| 17 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V360381, 21st (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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