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WILLIS, Henry
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Willis, John Henry |
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| Service Number: | 3693 |
| Enlisted: | 4 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Stewkley School, England |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3693, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3693, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3693, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 21 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Henry Willis was born in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England. He came out to Australia when he about seventeen years of age in 1909. He was an engine driver by trade when he enlisted in Casino, New South Wales. He was educated at the Stewkley School in England.
He only joined the 47th Battalion during February 1918 and was reported missing only weeks later, during the very heavy fighting the 47th Battalion endured at Dernancourt on 5 April 1918.
Henry is remembered on the Stewkley War Memorial in Bucks, England.
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