Squadron Leader ( Pilot ) John Edwin Ashley “Willy” Williams (1919-1944)

Squadron Leader ( Pilot ) John Edwin Ashley “Willy” Williams Veteran

Birth

6 May 1919

Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand

Death

29 Mar 1944 (aged 24)

Śląskie, Poland

Burial

Old Garrison Cemetery

Poznań, Miasto Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland Show Map

Plot

8. D. 1.

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One of the Great Escape participants.

40652 S/L John E A Williams DFC, Australian, born 6-May-1919, 450 Sqdn, PoW 31-Oct-1942, recaptured near Reichenberg, murdered 29-Mar-1944 by Lux, cremated at Brux.

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Service No: 40652
Age: 24
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force, 450 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn.
Honors: D F C, Mentioned in Despatches

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