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WILLIAMS, Reginald Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 437372 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 October 1941, Jamestown, SA |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Jamestown, South Australia, 4 May 1922 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Cancer, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1994, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Inverell Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Jamestown, SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1943: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 437372 | |
| 12 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 12 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 437372 | |
| 28 Aug 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
Mr John Williams AM
Amazing how Reg survived the war. He was a rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber.
When returning from a flight the plane landed very steeply. Reg suffered ear damage and was grounded for some time.
The very next mission his crew went on all were killed. Apparently colliding with another Lancaster over France.
Reg was back at base safe and well.
In 1994 when he was diagnosed with cancer he said to his wife Clare ‘well I got 50 years of living, not like that young pommy rear gunner who took my place on that fateful mission.’
Submitted 3 October 2024 by John Williams
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