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WILLIAMS, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 432323 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, 3 November 1924 |
| Home Town: | Artarmon, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Technical H.S. and Ultimo Technical College, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draughtsman |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Norway, 3 April 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede (Air Forces) Memorial, Surrey, England - Panel 284, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 432323, Aircrew Training Units, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 5 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 432323, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 27 Feb 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 29 Apr 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 1 Wireless Air Gunnery School Ballarat | |
| 11 Nov 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 26 Nov 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 432323, 2 Embarkation Depot, Embarked from Sydney to disembark in U.K. on 10 Jan 1944. | |
| 10 Jan 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, Aircrew Training Units. | |
| 11 May 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 15 Aug 1944: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, No. 132 (Coastal) O.T.U. [RAF Beaufighter Sqn] | |
| 16 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 432323, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 16 Jan 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), Commenced Ops. | |
| 3 Apr 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 432323, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Albert Ernest and Alethea Edna Williams of Artarmon, NSW
Albert was attached to 455 Squadron
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