Arthur Reginald WILLS

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WILLS, Arthur Reginald

Service Number:	402430
Enlisted:	19 August 1940, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 458 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 9 September 1919
Home Town:	Wingham, Greater Taree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bank clerk
Died:	Flying Battle, Mediterranean Sea near Sicily, Australia, 17 February 1942, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial

World War 2 Service

19 Aug 1940:	Enlisted 402430, Sydney, New South Wales
19 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 402430
20 Aug 1940:	Involvement 402430
16 Feb 1942:	Involvement Sergeant, 402430, No. 458 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45

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Biography

Son of Carlton Wills and Hermoine Mildred (nee Nelson)

"402430 Sergeant Arthur Reginald Wills, 458 Squadron RAAF, of Wingham, NSW. He was a clerk at the Bank of NSW at Wingham prior to enlistment. Sgt Wills was the 2nd pilot onboard Wellington Bomber AD539 on 15 February 1942 when it was shot down over the Mediterranean east of Sicily while in transit to the Middle East. Sgt Wills, aged 25, and five other crew members drowned. One crew member Acting Flight Officer J W Willis-Richards survived and was taken prisoner of war." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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