WILLIAMS, Horace George
| Service Number: | 418031 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1942, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 7 Service Flying Training School Deniliquin |
| Born: | Glenferrie, Victoria, Australia, 9 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gardiner Central School, Melbourne High School |
| Occupation: | Life Assurance Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental - Drowned, Edwards River, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 24 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Deniliquin War Cemetery, New South Wales Plot D, Row A, Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 418031 | |
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| 24 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 418031, No. 7 Service Flying Training School Deniliquin, Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William George and Stella May Williams, of Hawthom, Victoria.
AIR TRAINEE
DROWNED IN RIVER
L.A.C. HORACE GEORGE WILLIAMS, aged 19 years, an Air Force Trainee, was drowned in the Edward River on December 24. Williams, in company with John Nicholas Walsh, R.A.A. F., went to the Brewery Bend for a swim about 2 p.m. on the date named. Some time afterwards they decided to swim across the river to the north side. When about three parts of the way over, Williams, who was not a strong swimmer, apparently became exhausted, and sank. Many swimmers congregated at the scene of the fatality and dived for the body for several hours, but failed to locate the victim. Throughout Christmas day diving and dragging were continued, and it was not until 8.30 a.m. on Saturday that Williams' body was found in deep water caught in the roots of a tree.
Williams formerly lived at Hawthorn (V.) before joining the Air Force. He was a single man. The body was buried in the local War Cemetery on Sunday, December 27.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
24 December 1942 - Got in to difficulties whilst participating in an afternoon swimming parade
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