Walter Reginald WILLSON
World War 1 Service
31 May 1915: Involvement Corporal, SN 235, 27th Infantry Battalion
31 May 1915: Embarked Corporal, SN 235, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Corporal, SN 235
Date unknown: Honoured Military Medal
Date unknown: Wounded SN 235, 27th Infantry Battalion
Service Number: 235
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
Occupation: Farmer
Memorials: Kingscote Kangaroo Island WW1 Roll of Honour, Penneshaw Kangaroo Island Men Roll of Honor WW1
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World War 2 Service
18 Jun 1942: Involvement Private, SN S65257
18 Jun 1942: Enlisted Penneshaw, SA
31 Oct 1945: Discharged
Service Number: S65257
Enlisted: 18 June 1942, Penneshaw, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Penneshaw, SA, 7 March 1893
Home Town: Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Item details for: B884, S65257
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Descendants of :
Charles Danford WILLSON
Generation 1
1. Charles Danford WILLSON was born 17 Jun 1850 in aboard Francis Ridley, off the Cape of Good Hope and died 11 Sep 1936 in Kangaroo River, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Frances Zuleime SEALY 16 Apr 1874 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 12 Jun 1856 in Adelaide, SA and died 09 Jul 1928 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of William SEALY and Frances ADAMS.
Other events in the life of Charles Danford WILLSON
Burial: Penneshaw Cemetery
Children of Charles Danford WILLSON and Frances Zuleime SEALY:
i. Margaret Lilla WILLSON was born 04 Feb 1875 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 24 Feb 1968 in Payneham, SA. She married Gavin BARR 13 Mar 1902 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 02 Nov 1875 in Alma, SA and died 22 Apr 1948 in Kersbrook, SA, son of Robert BARR and Isabella WILSON.
ii. Thomas William Dudley WILLSON was born 20 Sep 1876 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 04 Apr 1956 in Alawoona, SA. He married Alice Jane CLARK 19 May 1902 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 21 Aug 1875 in Harriet River, Kangaroo Island and died 20 Oct 1967 in Alawoona, SA, daughter of Robert CLARK and Fanny LASHMAR.
iii. Beatrice Zuleime (Tush) WILLSON was born 24 Jun 1878 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 16 Nov 1962 in Blackwood, SA
iv. Charles Victor WILLSON was born 04 Jun 1880 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 01 Jun 1926 in Adelaide, SA. He married May LASHMAR 20 Jan 1909 in Port Adelaide, SA. She was born 28 Aug 1877 in Antechamber Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 24 May 1953 in Adelaide, SA, daughter of John Sherborne LASHMAR and Jane RUSHALL.
v. Harry Wilkinson WILLSON was born 10 Jul 1882 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 04 Sep 1956 in Kirkcaldy, SA. He married Jane LEE 14 Jun 1911 in Alberton, SA. She was born 23 Aug 1886 in Alberton, SA and died 17 Mar 1981, daughter of John Alfred LEE and Mary Ann FOREMAN.
vi. Danford (Dante) WILLSON was born 07 Sep 1884 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 22 Nov 1967 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Ethel Matilda OPIE 05 May 1910 in Norwood, SA. She was born 29 Mar 1883 in Jamestown, SA and died 12 Sep 1951 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA, daughter of Francis OPIE and Annie RUSHALL.
vii. Clarice Myrtle WILLSON was born 18 Dec 1886 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 23 Apr 1974 in SA. She married Arthur Henry DAW 1927 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 30 May 1869 in St Marys, SA and died 11 Jan 1936 in Northfield, SA, son of Henry DAW and Sarah LEWIS.
viii. May WILLSON was born 02 May 1889 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 08 Oct 1968 in Adelaide, SA. She married William Alfred WALLER 01 May 1920 in Wallaroo, SA. He was born 01 Nov 1885 in American River, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 12 May 1975 in SA, son of Alfred James WALLER and Mary Ann SIMPSON.
ix. 9. Walter Reginald (Reg) WILLSON was born 07 May 1892 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 24 Oct 1959 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA
x. . Sydney Roland WILLSON was born 17 Mar 1894 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 22 Sep 1946 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Florence Harriet WINTER 30 Aug 1921 in Nundroo, SA. She was born 19 Mar 1897 in Kooringabie Hd of Miller, SA and died 02 Oct 1987, daughter of Thomas Henry WINTER and Jemima Moyes LITSTER.
xi. Ivy Augusta WILLSON was born 02 Aug 1896 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died Feb 1979. She married Victor LEE 18 Mar 1918 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. He was born 16 Dec 1891 in Alberton, SA and died 10 Dec 1978, son of John Alfred LEE and Mary Ann FOREMAN.
xii. Clement Hope WILLSON was born 13 Sep 1899 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 17 Aug 1957 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
Generation 2
9. Walter Reginald (Reg) WILLSON was born 07 May 1892 in American Beach, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 24 Oct 1959 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Daisy Gertrude HERBERT. She was born ABT 1899 and died 24 Oct 1955 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA.
Other events in the life of Walter Reginald (Reg) WILLSON
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, American Beach, Kangaroo Island
Children of Walter Reginald (Reg) WILLSON and Daisy Gertrude HERBERT:
i. Kenneth Alfred WILLSON was born 28 May 1920 in Alberton, SA and died 31 Aug 2015. He married Enid Mary PETERS. She was born ABT 1923 and died 23 Jul 2017.
ii. Norma Florence WILLSON was born 07 Sep 1921 in Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 7 Apr 2015. She married Renfrey Curdenven de GARIS 14 Feb 1948 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 12 Oct 1921 in Millicent, SA and died 05 Feb 2007.
Last updated : 13 July 2021