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Ronald James Willsher (1924 - 2015)

Ronald James Willsher
Born in Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australiamap
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Died at age 91 in Portland, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

Leading Aircraftman Ronald Willsher served in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II
Service started: 25 Mar 1943
Unit(s): 1 Aircraft Depot
Service ended: 15 Feb 1946

Ronald James WILLSHER was born in 6 August 1924 in Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of James Willsher and Isobel Woolcock.

25 March 1943. Ronald enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force, Service Number: 128106. He was assigned to the 1 Aircraft Depot, attained the rank of Leading Aircraftman and was discharged on 15 February 1946[1][2].

Joyce GLARE and Ronald James WILLSHER were married in 1969[3].

He passed away in 13 December 2015 in Portland, Victoria, Australia[4] and was buried at the Portland South Cemetery[5].

Sources

  1. National Archives of Australia: World War 2 records. Item details for: A9301, 128106 PDF (7.9 MB); View digital copy; Title WILLSHER RONALD JAMES; Service Number - 128106; Date of birth - 06 Aug 1924; Place of birth - WARRACKNABEAL VIC; Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE; Next of Kin - WILLSHER ISABEL; Contents date range 1939 - 1948; Series number A9301; Control symbol 128106; Citation NAA: A9301, 128106; Item ID 5366954; Location Canberra; Access status Open. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
  2. Australian Government: Department of Veterans' Affairs. Nominal Roll - World War Two Service https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=967342&c=WW2
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  4. My tributes https://www.mytributes.com.au/notice/death-notices/willsher-ronald-james-ron/4319721/
  5. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211531197/ronald-james-willsher: accessed 13 December 2022), memorial page for Ronald James Willsher (6 Aug 1924–13 Dec 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 211531197, citing Portland South Cemetery, Portland, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).




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