Ruby Amelia (Birtles) Willis (1922)

Born 26 Jan 1922 in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Jack Clarence Willis — married 2 Mar 1946 in St John the Baptist Church of England, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia

Died [date unknown] in Australia

Biography

Ruby (Birtles) Willis was born in New South Wales, Australia

Ruby (Birtles) Willis is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Private Ruby (Birtles) Willis served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 18 October 1943
Unit(s): AAMWS (AIF)
Service ended: 9 January 1946

Ruby Amelia (Birtles) Willis was born in Mudgee, New South Wales on 26 Jan 1922. She was the daughter of Frank Lancelot Birtles and Roseannah Anna (Pile) Birtles. ^[1]

Ruby Amelia Birtles served in World War 2 with the Australian Army, Service Number: NFX202535 (NX202535), attaining the rank of Private. She enlisted on 18 October 1943 at Meroo, New South Wales. Her posting at discharge was: AAMWS (AIF). She was released from service on 09 January 1946. ^[2]

Ruby married Jack Clarence Willis on Saturday, 2nd March 1946 at St John the Baptist Church of England, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. ^{[3] [4]} Together they had 2 children.

1. Steven Willis
2. Paul Willis

Ruby passed away^{[citation needed]}...

Sources

• Space: The Rayner Roots Branches and Twigs 1740 ~ 1987 by Harold and Frances Atkins. Page 11.

1. ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 08 May 2022), Index entry for BIRTLES RUBY A; Parents: FRANK L & ROSE A; District: MUDGEE; Registration Number: 13490/1922
2. ↑ World War Two Service (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs : accessed 30 Mar 2023), Veteran Details for RUBY AMELIA BIRTLES for Service with the Australian Army. Service Number: NFX202535 (NX202535); Rank: Private; Enlistment from 18 October 1943 to 9 January 1946.
3. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Jack Clarence Willis and Ruby Amelia Birtles, Marriage. Registration number: 1398/1946, District: Ashfield. Accessed 24 Dec 2021 by Craig Rayner. Search NSW Marriages
4. ↑ WEDDING. Willis — Birtles Miss Ruby Birtles, late of the A.A.M.W.S., was married at St. John's Church of England, Ashfield, on March 2, to Mr. J. C. Willis (late A.I.F.). The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Birtles, of "Lone Pine," Meroo, Mudgee. She wore a charming old world frock with a beautiful veil of Brussels lace, and carried a shower spray of frangipanni, tuberose and white roses. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Marjorie Birtles, who wore a royal blue frock and sequin beanie. Her spray was of red roses. The bridegroom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Willis, of Walker Avenue, Haberfield, and his brother, L.A.C. K. Willis, R.A.A.F., who recently returned from Borneo, carried out the duties of best man. The bride was given away by her father and, after the ceremony, a reception was held at Haberfield. Katoomba was selected for their honeymoon. Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), Thu 28 Mar 1946, Page 8, WEDDING 1946 'WEDDING', Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), 28 March, p. 8. , viewed 08 May 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156393286