Joseph Henry WILLMOT

1923 - 1980  (56 years)

• Name	Joseph Henry WILLMOT
  Born	11 Sep 1923	Moree, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Jun 1980	St.Marys, New South Wales, Australia
  	Ref:Sydney Morning Herald 17 Jun 1980
  Person ID	I25302	Kirkpatrick Family
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Arthur Richard WILLMOT,   b. 1897, Warialda, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1982, Moree, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elsie May GILLECE,   b. 1895,   d. 1965, Moree, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1922	Moree, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F8371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On the 3rd of March 1945 ,Joseph was a Flying Officer/Bombardier in a Lancaster of the 467 Squadron ,RAAF, over Germany ,near the Rhine Airfield ,when an enemy aircraft disabled the plane with cannon fire, and Joseph was forced to Parachute to saftey.On landing he broke his left ankle,sprained his right and had sustained a back injury.He approached a local farmhouse for assistance ,but was handed over to the local police authorities.He was held for 5 days in the local civil jail, transferred to the Rhine Airfield Jail,then to Dulga Luft,and finally to Mooseberg VA.He was released on the 29th April,1945 ,by the British Army. Ref:N.A.A.Service records.