A birth registration was found for David H Willgoss: Mother's Maiden Surname: Austin; Date of Registration: Jul Aug Sep 1938; Registration district: Hampstead; Registration county: Greater London; Volume Number: 1a; Page Number: 773. Parents: William H. Willgoss and Doris E. Austin, married 1926, St George Hanover Square, London, England.

In 1951, David H. Willgoss, 13 (along with brother, Keith M. Willgoss, 8) arrived at Fremantle, Australia, in a group of children from Fairbridge Farm Schools, Inc., Holland Villas Road, London, England.