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247967 Pte Ernest Archibald Willis British Army 9th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment from:Deerhurst near Tewkesbury (d.11th August 1915) Ernest Willis lived with his parents, Charles and Eva Willis, and two brothers and one sister in the village shop. Ernest joined up in 1914 and the 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment joined the task force to be with the Anzac's at Gallipoli. He was one of the thousands that died and more specifically on 11th of August 1915 aged 19. There are no records to show how Ernest died, but just to be there and a thousand miles away from a village he hardly ventured away from tells a story by itself. Ernest is remembered with Honour at the Helles Memorial in the Dardanelles and still remembered by later generations of family. Tragically one of Ernest's younger brothers died in 1918 from the flu pandemic of that generation. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**