We remember Henry Victor Willis

We remember Henry Victor Willis

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Alberton Victoria Australia Source:8697708 Source:8442701 1895
employment Farm Labourer Australia Source:8697708
enlistment Melbourne Victoria Australia Source:8442701
service Australian Imperial Force Private 983 Australian Infantry 31st Battalion Source:8697708
1916
death Killed in Action Private Willis had no known grave after the Battle of Fromelles in 1916, but excavations in 2009 and subsequent DNA testing ascertained his identity. Re-buried during 2010. Fleurbaix, Lille, Department du Nord Pas de Calais Australia Source:8697711 19th July 1916
burial Fromelles (pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Fromelles, Lille, Department du Nord Pas de Calais France Source:8697711

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Henry Victor
Initials HV
Last Name Willis
Source 8442701
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 983 Australian Infantry 31st Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Janet WILLIS mother
John WILLIS father

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia
Australian Imperial Force Embarkation Roll 1914-1918 Transcription Anne1202
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne1202

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Multimedia

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Private Henry Victor Willis of the AIF Anne1202
Grave of Private Henry Victor Willis of the AIF Anne1202

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