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Michael Richardson WILLIS

Regimental number830
Place of birthBacchus Marsh Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressIrish Town, N.W.C., Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Margaret Willis, Irish Town, N.W.C., Tasmania
Enlistment date25 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentTrooper
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 29 January 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death16 September 1966
Age at death73
Place of burialBox Hill Cemetery, Victoria

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