Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Navy
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 01/01/1940
- Place of Enlistment
- Canberra ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 21/02/1926
- Place of Birth
- Learmonth, Victoria
- Address (at enlistment)
- Mugga Way, Red Hill ACT
- Occupation
- Sailor
- Next of Kin
- Dorothy Willis (wife), Mugga Way, Red Hill ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- O1279
- Final Rank
- Captain
- Final Unit
- HMAS Harman
Awards and Honours
Mention in Despatches
Notes
Willis served on HMAS Brisbane in the Vietnam theatre from 20 March 1969 to 13 October 1969. He also served at HMAS Harman during the 1960s. He was appointed as an Honorary Aide de Camp to the Governor General in 1969 for a three year period. Willis ended his career as Chief of Naval Personnel with the rank of Rear Admiral. He died in Surfers Paradise, Queensland on 28 November 1997.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
Nominal Roll of Vietnam Veterans http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au/
The Canberra Times - 21 August 1968
NAA RecordSearch
Royal Australian Navy Biographies - http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/rear-admiral-alan-antony-willis