WILLIAMSON, Percy Edward
| Service Numbers: | QX43140, Q16846 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 9 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Nambour, Queensland, Australia, 14 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Eumundi, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Doonan Provisional and State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Nambour, Queensland, Australia, 17 August 2004, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cooroy Cemetery, Queensland, Australia RSL Columbarium Wall |
| Memorials: | Kenilworth & District Honour Board, Kenilworth Memorial Wall |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Sep 1940: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, QX43140, 9 Infantry Battalion AMF, also Q16846 | |
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| 11 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, QX43140, 9 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 3 Apr 1946: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, Q16846, 9 Infantry Battalion AMF, also QX43140 | |
| 3 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, QX43140, 9 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Liz Williamson
When Ruby Wilkin was 16yrs old she fell in love with local boy James (Jimmy) Rubenach. The couple wished to marry but Ruby’s father decreed she was too young. When Jimmy enlisted and left for overseas in October 1915 no-one was aware that Ruby was pregnant. Jimmy was delighted with the news and on May 14, 1916, a tiny son was born, first named Percy Edward Wilkin. Over the next three years Jimmy and Ruby exchanged letters and photographs pending Jimmy’s return from the war. Sadly, Jimmy passed away 2 days before his ship docked in Australia. Jimmy’s death was a great blow to Ruby who later married Alfred (Alf) Williamson, and Percy took Alf's surname. Ruby and Alf had 5 more children.
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