92749 SERGEANT Elva Locheil Cameron WILLIAMS

Service No: 92749
Service: Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force
Place of Birth: Sydney
Highlights: Elva went to school and lived in Crookwell. She worked for G&M Rowe Motor Garage and Clifton & Saunders Solicitors. Her next of kin was her aunt, Margaret B Mc Donald. Elva enlisted on 1 Dec 1941 aged 19 years as a clerk. Initial training was completed at Bankstown, then Elva was posted to 2 Aircraft Depot RAAF Richmond on 19 Jan 1942.

She moved to 2 Embarkation Depot at Bradfield Park on 25 Feb 1942, and was promoted to Corporal on 1 Sep 1942 and Sergeant on 1 Aug 1943. On 11 Mar 1944 Elva was posted to HQ North Eastern Area at Townsville until 28 Aug 1944 when she went back to Sydney to 3 School of Technical Training at Ultimo as Staff. On 25 June 1945 she was posted to RAAF HQ at Point Piper, then discharging on 17 Jan 1946. Elva’s sister Nola also served in the Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force. Elva married 73254 Leading Aircraftsman Russell Raymond Snow Royal Australian Airforce at Goulburn in 1947.