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MAGILL, William Crawford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 156370 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman 2 (WW2) |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Born: | Timboon, Victoria, Australia , 17 December 1912 |
| Home Town: | Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Cobden state school, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrical Contractor. |
| Died: | Complications following stomach ulcer surgery. , St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia , 5 November 1963, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jul 1944: | Enlisted 156370 | |
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| 22 Dec 1944: | Discharged 156370 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 156370, Royal Australian Air Force |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ellen Magill
Following advice in letters from his brother at the front in Greece, John Matthew Magill, known as Jack, Will joined the Air-force. Jack after his experience said it was the way of the future.
Biography contributed by Ellen Magill
Will was the son of Matthew Magill KIA and Sarah Blanche Magill/ Dalton. His brother John Matthew Magill also died as a POW. During World War 1 the young William lived with his Dalton Grandparents, his brother and Keith Webb Tallent his cousin. He married Thelma Kelly, before the war began. His son Brian Matthew Magill, retired as a lieutenant in the CMF.
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