Sunday, November 14, 2021
I am so saddened to hear of Billy’s passing (or Willy pop as we lovingly called him in 1 Svc Bn). I met Bill many years ago when he was first posted to our Bn. We did many exercises and even got in a little trouble together. I remember one night while having been in the Bush for many weeks, we all wanted to go in on base for a drink. Well, we “acquired” an army truck and about a dozen of us proceeded to make our way in for a good time, unbeknownst to our CSM. After partaking in many “refreshments”, we all poured ourselves back in the rear of a large Troop Carrying Vehicle (TCV) as it was known, and headed back out into the bush (and yes, we had a DD). Billy decided to have some fun and took a run at me while wrestling. He missed and toppled over, and rolled on the floor all the way to the front of the truck. He got up, and we all laughed our asses off. That was a night I’ll never forget.
Rest In Peace Willy Pop…until we meet again brother.
