WILLCOCKS, George Hedley
(Service number 3/3829)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 21/12/1892 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Milburn, Otago | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | George WILCOCKS (father), Milburn, Otago | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 35th Reinforcements, Field Ambulance | ||
| Date | 21 February 1918 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki. Transferred to Ormonde at Sydney for Suez | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Medical Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 November 1963 | Age | 71 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Hedley Willcocks was the son of George Willcocks (and Emily?). He was educated at Springbrok, Esk Valley and Kohika schools before going to the Temuka District High School.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Datbase [26 March 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru district Council) [26 March 2017]
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