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| Percy John Christian WILLIS (1900 - 1941) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| Percy John Christian WILLIS (1900 - 1941) + Amy Annie HARDIE (1899 - 1953) |
William Christian WILLIS (1856 - 1928) | John Christian WILLIS (1833 - 1883) | ||
| Ann PROBERT (1831 - 1915) | ||||
| Mary Annie GLASSCOCK (1856 - 1943) | Charles GLASSCOCK (1825 - 1865) | William GLASSCOCK (1790 - 1877) | ||
| Lydia WOMWELL (1790 - 1868) | ||||
| Elizabeth KINSEY (1832 - 1874) | Thomas KINSEY (1794 - 1867) | |||
| Mary Ann OKEMAN (1800 - ) |
| b. 02 Oct 1900 at St Peters, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. 1919 Amy Annie HARDIE (1899 - 1953) at Petersham, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 19 Nov 1941 at At sea aged 41 |
| Cause of Death: |
| killed in action |
| Parents: |
| William Christian WILLIS (1856 - 1928) |
| Mary Annie GLASSCOCK (1856 - 1943) |
| Events in Percy John Christian WILLIS (1900 - 1941)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 02 Oct 1900 | Percy John Christian WILLIS was born | St Peters, New South Wales, Australia | 24 | ||
| 1919 | 19 | Married Amy Annie HARDIE (aged 20) | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia | 24 | |
| 15 Feb 1928 | 27 | Death of father William Christian WILLIS (aged 71) | Marrickville, Sydney, Australia | 24 | |
| 19 Nov 1941 | 41 | Percy John Christian WILLIS died | At sea | HMAS Sydney sunk by Kormoran | 24 |
| Personal Notes: |
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Percy John Christian Willis. Percy was born on the 2 October 1900 in St Peters. He attempted to join the Army at age 15 years 2 months, when he claimed he was 18 years 10 months. Anyway after he passed the medical and had 2 fillings they somehow discovered his real age. He was discharged after less than 3 weeks. When he joined he was described as 5'8", 61kg, medium complexion, brown eyes with brown hair.
He joined the Navy on the 5 July 1920 and served on ships such as Cerburus, Penguin, Melbourne, Platypus, Australia, Canberra and Sydney. He started off a Plumber 5th class and got up to the rank of Plumber 1st Class (Service Number 12524). After serving for more than 20 years he was on the HMAS Sydney on the 19 November 1941. This ship was attacked by the Kormoran, which had been disguised as Dutch ship. Both ships sunk but the HMAS Sydney was lost with all 645 hands. Both ships were only found again in March 2008. He married Amy Annie Hardie in 1919 in Petersham, Sydney. |
| Source References: |
| 24. Type: Gedcom File, Abbr: Glasscock Register report, Title: Glasscock Register report, Auth: Philip Glasscock, Date: 6 Apr 2009, Locn: E-mail attachment |
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