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WILLS, George Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 652 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Werribee, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Werribee, Wyndham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Maldon Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row K, Grave 73. Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor, Werribee St Thomas' Church of England Honor Board, Werribee St Thomas' Presbyterian Church Honor Board (Lost), Werribee State School Honour Board, Werribee War Memorial, Wyndham Presbyterian Church Honor Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 652, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 652, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 652, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 7 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 652, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 652, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 652, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 652, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 652, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Wills and his brother Robert Joseph Wills both enlisted together in B Company of the 29th Battalion. In their first action at Fromelles George was killed and brother Robert was also mortally wounded the same day. Robert succumbed to his wounds and died in hospital in England a fortnight later.
George was aged 28, born in Werribee, attended Maldon Grammar School and was a contract chaff cutter when he enlisted. He was originally buried at Eaton Hall Military Cemetery by the Rev.S.A.Beveridge. In 1925 he was re-interred in Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery.