Reginald Owen Williams

Reginald Owen Williams

Personal Information
Date of Birth	21 Apr 1910
Place of Birth	Perth, Western Australia
Death	18 Mar 2003, aged 92
Place of Death	Bateman, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	31 years, 11 months
Description	5'9" (1.75m) tall ; 194lbs 87.997 kg ; dark complexion ; grey eyes ; dark brown hair
Occupation	Firewood contractor
Religion	Church of England
Address	Seventh road, Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs. Grace Williams
Military Information
Reg Number	W61983
Date of Enlistment	3 Apr 1942
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia

Pre War

During November 1929 Reg married Grace Townsend (1908 - 1985) in Perth. Grace died in Armadale on 24 Aug 1985 aged 77.

Electoral Roll entries: 1931 - 1943 at Seventh road, Armadale, firewood contractor

War Service

On 22 Mar 1942 Reg enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corps at Armadale and was allocated to the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion. On 1 Jul 1942 he was appointed Lance Corporal in 'D' Company, but reverted at his own request to Private on 24 Sep 1942. On 6 Nov 1943 his Army number was changed from W67666 to W61983, before being struck of strength on 2 Dec 1944.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1954 - 1980 at 208 Seventh road, Armadale, firewood contractor;