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WILLIAMS, Ernest Kellas Godfrey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 71270 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 October 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 16 March 1915 |
| Home Town: | Woodenbong, Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barber |
| Died: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 9 July 2002, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lismore Memorial Gardens (Cemetery & Crematorium - Goonellabah) section G, row 83 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 71270, No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron | |
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| 20 Dec 1942: | Embarked Royal Air Force , 71270, 2 Medical Receiving Station (RAAF), Embarked at Townsville aboard MV Wanaka. Disembarked 29th December 1942 at Milne Bay NG | |
| 10 Apr 1944: | Embarked No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron, Embarked SS Swartenhondt at Sydney for Morotai Borneo. | |
| 27 Apr 1944: | Transferred Royal Air Force , Leading Aircraftman, 1 Volunteer Air Observer Corps, 2 Volunteer Air Observer Corps in Sydney Australia. | |
| 27 Sep 1944: | Transferred Leading Aircraftman, No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron, Transfered to 2 ACS at Randwick | |
| 15 Mar 1945: | Embarked Royal Air Force , Embarked ship at Milne bay for Sydney Australia. Disembarked 26th March 1944 | |
| 1 May 1945: | Promoted Corporal, No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron | |
| 8 Jul 1945: | Embarked No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron, Embarked at Morotai Borneo for Balikpapan. | |
| 13 Dec 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 71270, No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron |
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