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Bill Williams RIP

Henry Irving
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Born in Cologne, Germany in 1925 as his dad was in the Royal Horse Artillery serving with the British Army of occupation after WW1 but he later lived in pre-fab huts on Bostal Heath before moving to above the John Collier shop in Welling.
Aged 17 he joined the Black Watch and then volunteered for the Parachute Regiment.
He dropped into Arnham where he was captured and became a POW.
He later served in Palestine and in the Suez Canal zone before being demobbed as a Colour Sargeant.
After three years with Ford he joined the London Fire Brigade where his first station was Plumstead.
He rose to the rank of Assistant Deputy Commissioner and was awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal.
In later life he was my next door neighbour who I was privileged to know and to attend his funeral today.
His coffin was carried to Eltham crematorium on a 1964 Fire Engine.
RIP Bill.

Aged 17 he joined the Black Watch and then volunteered for the Parachute Regiment.
He dropped into Arnham where he was captured and became a POW.
He later served in Palestine and in the Suez Canal zone before being demobbed as a Colour Sargeant.
After three years with Ford he joined the London Fire Brigade where his first station was Plumstead.
He rose to the rank of Assistant Deputy Commissioner and was awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal.
In later life he was my next door neighbour who I was privileged to know and to attend his funeral today.
His coffin was carried to Eltham crematorium on a 1964 Fire Engine.
RIP Bill.

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A life well lived may he rest in peace2
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RIP to a man that spent his life serving.0
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RIP Bill0
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That's quite a life, what an amazing chap. RIP Bill.1
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RIP Bill0
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RIP Bill, you lived a full life and served your community more than most people are able to. I had relatives that thought at Arnhem, they were all extremely brave hero’s,0
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Wow, that is some life he lived.
His generation really were quite special.
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Certainly don’t make them like that anymore!
God bless you sir.RIP0 -
Another story.
His family couldn't think what to get him for his 80th birthday until he mentioned he'd like to do another Parachute jump but this time without someone firing a machine gun at him.
So they contacted the Red Devils with whom Bill did a twin jump.
On landing his first words were "can we do it again?"9 -
Bill, if I had known you I would have thanked you for your living most of your life dedicated to protecting us & serving Queen & country…a true life hero
RIP Bill1 -
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What a life he lived - service to our nation, not only military, but to our communities
Read this - our nation is built on the shoulders of people like this
Thank you Bill - I salute you Sir
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An inspiration to all. RIP Bill0
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Lovely tale of a life well spent. RIP Bill0
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RIP Sir.0
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RIP amazing full life
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A real trooper
Rest Easy Bill0 -
terrific stories .. R I P0
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RIP0
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RIP Bill Williams I salute you sir.
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A real hero. RIP Bill. Was he an addick?0
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ct_addick said:A real hero. RIP Bill. Was he an addick?0
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A life well lived indeed RIP0