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William Boris Tilley DFC RAAF (1915)

Flt Lt William Boris Tilley DFC RAAF aka Tilly
Born in Burnley, Victoria, Australiamap
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Brother of , and [private sister (1940s - unknown)] [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

William Boris Tilley was born in 1915 in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Amy Melvin (May) Tilley and Rudolph Charles Herbert Tilley.[1]

Research notes

RAAF # 418483 Nok Elsie Tilley From Port Melbourne Box Hill High School Immediate DFC for sinking U-Boat Survived an open water landing to rescue a downed aircrew

The above photo at the gates of Buckingham Palace, when Pierre Bamber and Bubbles Pearce received their DFMs after their combat in E/461 with 6 Ju-88s, ditching and 17 hours with all the crew together in one 6-man dinghy before being rescued, 16th September 1943. Skipper Dudley Marrows received his DSO for his part that day, perhaps he is behind the camera? L-R: Bob Webster, Pierre Bamber, Bubbles Pearce, Peter Jensen, and Adjutant Kevin McCaffery. (I don’t have a date when photo was taken)

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William Boris /Tilley aka Tilly/[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Residence

Residence:
Date: 1980
Place: 2/12 Ormond Road, Carnegie, Henty, Victoria, Australia Occupation: Will: Manager, Elsie: Home Duties[8]
Residence:
Date: 1977
Place: 7/2 The Avenue, Prahran, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia, Occupation Will: Sales, Elsie: Home Duties[9]
Residence:
Date: 1972
Place: 7/2 The Avenue, Prahran, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia, Occupation Will: Sales, Elsie: Home Duties[10]
Residence:
Date: 1968
Place: 7/2 The Avenue, Prahran, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia, Occupation Will: Sales, Elsie: Home Duties[11]
Residence:
Date: 1949
Place: 41 Edwards Avenue, Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia Occupation: Rud Tailor, Amy and Elsie Home Duties, Will Sales, Harold Aircraft Worker[12]
Residence:
Date: 1943
Place: 41 Edwards Avenue, Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia Occupation: Rud Tailor, Amy and Elsie Home Duties, Will Sales, Harold Aircraft Repair[13]

Object

Object:
File: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=033bc063-db95-4859-b2be-556355025dfe&tid=37917462&pid=528
Format: jpg
Title: William Boris Tilley article11370867-3-001

Marriage

Husband: Rudolph Charles Hubert Tilley aka Tilly
Wife: @P529@
Child: Francis Ivan Tilley aka Tilly
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Harold Laurence Tilley aka Tilly
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: William Boris Tilley aka Tilly
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Katherine Mary Tilley aka Tilly
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage: Name: Rudolph Clark Hubert Tilley Spouse Name: Melvin Amy May Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1915 Registration Number: 4961
Date: 10 Apr 1915
Place: Methodist Church, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[14]
Object:
File: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=22109b87-e3c1-4f5b-925c-0b158190ae41&tid=37917462&pid=119
Format: jpg
Title: Wedding Tilley-May article91168573-3-001

Sources

  1. Birth record: 33748 / 1915. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
    (Name: Wm Boris TILLEY); (Place: RICHMOND, VIC); (Mother: Amy Melvin MAY); (Father: Rudolph Chas Hubert)
  2. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=19098380&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1943 Residence place: Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::19098380
  3. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=16991151&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1949 Residence place: Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::16991151
  4. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=92071514&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1968 Residence place: Prahran, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::92071514
  5. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=87005247&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1972 Residence place: Prahran, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::87005247
  6. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=89798461&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1977 Residence place: Prahran, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::89798461
  7. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=103381696&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1980 Residence place: Carnegie, Henty, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::103381696
  8. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=103381696&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1980 Residence place: Carnegie, Henty, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::103381696
  9. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=89798461&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1977 Residence place: Prahran, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::89798461
  10. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=87005247&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1972 Residence place: Prahran, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::87005247
  11. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=92071514&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1968 Residence place: Prahran, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::92071514
  12. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=16991151&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1949 Residence place: Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::16991151
  13. Source: #S-1318974346 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=19098380&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Residence date: 1943 Residence place: Port Melbourne, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia APID: 1,1207::19098380
  14. Source: #S-1318974329 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ausmarrindex&h=3066223&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Marriage date: 1915 Marriage place: Victoria APID: 1,1780::3066223
  • https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1065722&c=WW2#R
  • Source: S-1318974329 Repository: #R-1554880964 Title: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources. Note: APID: 1,1780::0
  • Repository: R-1554880964 Name: Ancestry.com.au Address: http://www.Ancestry.com.au Note:
  • Source: S-1318974346 Repository: #R-1554880964 Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll] Note: APID: 1,1207::0

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Janine O'Keeffe for creating WikiTree profile Tilley aka Tilly-19 through the import of Tilley O_Keeffe Draft (1).ged on Jul 6, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Janine and others.


https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/1629833 - raebel-2 09 Mar 2023





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