William Edward WILLIS

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WILLIS, William Edward

Service Numbers:	287, Unknown
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Petty Officer Stoker
Last Unit:	HMCS/HMAS Protector
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 21 June 1870
Home Town:	Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Navy Reserve
Died:	Blood poisoning following accident, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 22 October 1915, aged 45 years
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Church of England section AA 16 15,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2)

World War 1 Service

22 Oct 1915:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer Stoker, 287, HMCS/HMAS Protector, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 287 awm_unit: HMAS Protector awm_rank: Stoker Petty Officer awm_died_date: 1915-10-22

Boxer Rebellion (China) Service

Date unknown:	Involvement Unknown

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Edward WILLIS was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 21st June, 1870

His parents were George WILLIS & Jessie Jane BELL

Prior to enlisting in WW1 he had served in the Boxer Uprising in 1900 - at the time of his death on 22nd October, 1915 he had spent 22 years in the Naval Reserve

William married Hannah Marie VEARING on 14th August, 1901 in St Pauls Church Adelaide - 2 known children

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