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WILLIAMS, Walter Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 414531 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 October 1941, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, 21 September 1915 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers School HIgh School, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Painter/Farm Hand |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Sicily, Sicily, Italy, 9 July 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Malta Memorial, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malta Memorial, Floriana, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW2, Toowoomba WW2 Roll of Honour Book, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 414531 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414531, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
| 22 May 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414531, Embarked at Melbourne for Canada and Middle East |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Plane was Wellington HC707 lost in the vicinity of Catania
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with clasp, Defence Medal
School subjects passed were Arithmetic, English, History , Geography
Sports palyed, Tennis, Golf, Cricket