John Edwin Ashley Williams
Military Person
1919 – 1944
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Who was John Edwin Ashley Williams?
Squadron Leader John Edwin Ashley "Willy" Williams, DFC was an Australian air ace during the Second World War. He served in the Middle East and North Africa with the Royal Air Force, and was among the Allied prisoners of war murdered by the Gestapo, following "The Great Escape", in 1944. He commanded No. 450 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force for three days, before he was captured in 1942.
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- Born
- May 6, 1919
Wellington - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Lived in
- Sydney
- Died
- Mar 29, 1944
Żagań
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on July 23, 2013
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