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WILLIS, Ronald Verdun
Personal Details
Service Number: | 22168 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Wooloowin, Qld., 7 September 1916 |
Home Town: | Manly, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll, Manly War Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 22168, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John William and Elinor Florence Willis, of Manly, Queensland, Australia.
Steward Ronald V. Willis, 24, is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Willis, of Mountjoy Terrace, Manly. He joined the Navy six months before, the war.