Service number | 401263 |
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Birth Date | 1920-01-25 |
Death Date | 1942-05-08 |
Death Place | United Kingdom |
Final Rank | Sergeant |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Unit | 21 Operational Training RAF |
Place | United Kingdom |
Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Sergeant Willoughby Lloyd Williams
Description
Sergeant Willoughby Lloyd Williams enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 5 July 1941. He trained as a wireless operator and air gunner in Canada and the United Kingdom under the Empire Air Training Scheme. Sergeant Williams then undertook operational training with 21 Operational Training Unit, based in the United Kingdom. On 8 May 1942, while participating in a night cross-country flight, Sergeant Williams died in an aircraft accident at Beckingham, Lincolnshire. He is buried at Thurlby (St. Germain) Churchyard, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 21 Operational Training RAF
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Sergeant
Timeline
Date of birth | 25 January 1920 | |
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Date of enlistment | 05 July 1941 | |
Date of death | 08 May 1942 |