John Arthur WILLIS

WILLIS, John Arthur

    Service Numbers: 3457, 3457A
    Enlisted: 12 August 1915, enrolled into 11th Rnfts. 2nd Battalion but was transferred to 53rd Battalion on 16 Feb 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Woodville, South Australia, 28 September 1897
    Home Town: Guildford, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Not yet discovered
    Died: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 17 August 1968, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Darwin General Cemetery, N.T.
    Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, 3457, enrolled into 11th Rnfts. 2nd Battalion but was transferred to 53rd Battalion on 16 Feb 1916
    2 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3457, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    2 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3457, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
    20 Apr 1916: Imprisoned 20 July 1916: Captured at Laventie & interned at Schneidemuhl (?) 18 Dec 18: Repatriated to England 1 Jan 1919: Arrived England 10 April 1919: Returned to Australia (Invalid) discharged 1914/15 Star medal issued 7321 British war Medal issued 23424 Victory medal issued
    10 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3457A, 53rd Infantry Battalion

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