Service Numbers: SX26779, S49989
Enlisted: 19 October 1942, Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Born: Adelaide, SA, 25 May 1907
Memorials: Kingscote & District WW2 Honour Roll
19 Oct 1942: Involvement Private, SN SX26779
19 Oct 1942: Involvement Private, SN S49989
19 Oct 1942: Enlisted Brisbane, QLD
31 Aug 1945: Discharged
Item details for: B883, SX26779
National Archives Australia
Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), Friday 14 January 1944, page 2
PERSONAL. 8pr. Don Willson came over last week-end on a short visit. Don is in the Engineers (Survey Section). Since be arrived in Adelaide, he has spent a couple of weeks in hospital. During a chat he said that the bush-craft which he learned on K.I. had been very useful to him in New Guinea.
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Descendants of :
1. Martin WILLSON was born 09 Nov 1855 in Yankalilla, SA and died 17 Jun 1917 in Adelaide, SA. He married Kate NEAVE 04 Oct 1883 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 1861 in Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom and died 23 May 1886 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Samuel NEAVE and Sarah NICHOLLS. He married Ada MOLE 06 Jan 1890 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 07 Dec 1857 in Mclaren Vale, SA and died 20 Mar 1944 in Penneshaw,Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Charles Tingey MOLE and Mary Ann HUNT.
Children of Martin WILLSON and Ada MOLE:
i. 2. Ada Rubelle WILLSON was born 17 Nov 1890 in Hog Bay River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 16 Dec 1956 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
ii. 3. Martin Friend WILLSON was born 06 May 1892 in Willson`s River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 02 Sep 1967 in Adelaide, SA
iii. Irene Maude WILLSON was born 20 Jun 1894 in Willson`s River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 08 Jan 1992. She married Percy Guy CLARK 17 Jun 1916 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. He was born 09 Sep 1888 in Antechamber Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 27 May 1982, son of Robert CLARK and Fanny LASHMAR.
iv. Mabel Rose WILLSON was born 17 Feb 1900 in Willsons River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Feb 1976 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA
Children of Martin WILLSON and Kate NEAVE:
v. Lucy Ellen WILLSON was born 04 Sep 1884 in Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Dec 1981 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. She married Herbert WRIGHT 10 Aug 1910 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA. He was born 22 Mar 1884 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 06 Oct 1983 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, son of John WRIGHT and Emma GRANGER.
vi. Ernest Albert WILLSON was born 25 Apr 1886 in Hogs Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 15 Sep 1974 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Ethel Annie CLARK 28 Sep 1940 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 31 May 1890 in Orroroo, SA and died 25 Mar 1979, daughter of Frederick CLARK and Caroline Augusta SCHMIDT.
2. Ada Rubelle WILLSON was born 17 Nov 1890 in Hog Bay River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 16 Dec 1956 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA.
Other events in the life of Ada Rubelle WILLSON
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
Children of Ada Rubelle WILLSON:
i. Don WILLSON was born 25 May 1909 in Walkerville, SA and died 21 Aug 1982
3. Martin Friend WILLSON was born 06 May 1892 in Willson`s River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 02 Sep 1967 in Adelaide, SA. He married Margaret Edna BLYTHMAN 12 Jul 1924 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 1899 in Nhill, Victoria and died 08 Jul 1955 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of John BLYTHMAN and Isabella BARR.
Other events in the life of Martin Friend WILLSON
Military: 6174 27th Battalion
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Hog Bay River, Kangaroo Island, farmer
Burial: 05 Sep 1967, Penneshaw Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Children of Martin Friend WILLSON and Margaret Edna BLYTHMAN:
i. Raymond Martin WILLSON was born 15 Jun 1925 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 14 Sep 1984. He married Jean Mary BOLLEN. She was born 20 Apr 1913 and died 04 May 1982. He married Dymphna Doreen BUTLER 11 Aug 1974. She was born 21 Jun 1921 in Renmark, SA and died 20 Jan 2016 in Oaklands, SA.
ii. Keith Vernon (Hoppy) WILLSON was born 29 May 1927 and died 25 Apr 2012
iii. Edmund John (Ted) WILLSON was born 08 Apr 1928 in Medindie, SA and died 01 Feb 1947 in Cummins, SA
iv. Gilbert Warren WILLSON was born 25 Jul 1932 and died 10 Sep 2015 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Barbara Joyce CONROY. She was born 28 Jan 1936 and died 20 Nov 1974. He married Rosalie Hilda COUCHMAN.
v. Hartley Glenn WILLSON. He married Beverley Myra MANSELL 13 Jul 1957. She was born ... , daughter of Herbert Stanley MANSELL and Myra Blanche McCRACKEN.
Last updated : 4 July 2021