BILLS, Harold Benson
(Service number 36395)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 22 September 1896 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Studholme Junction, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. BILLS (mother), 11 Scott Street, St Kilda, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 March 1970 | Age | 73 years |
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| Place of Death | Wakari Hospital, Dunedin | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Crematorium & Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Harold Benson Bills was the son of Albert and Elizabeth Bills of Dunedin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 September 2016]
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