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WILLIS, Richard Raymond

UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944

Full Name: WILLIS, Richard Raymond
Date Of Birth: 30 Oct 1876
Age: 38
Birth Place: Woking, Surrey
Nationality: British
Resided Place: Woking, Surrey; Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Date: 25 Apr 1915
Date Of Death: 9 Feb 1966
Further Information: F.R.G.S. (Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society)
Information: Later Major. Mention of the award of the Victoria Cross also appears in London Gazette Issue 29985, page 2619, dated 13/03/1917. Served in the Second World War with the Home Guard.
More Information: Further gazette dates: 13/03/1917 (V.C.) Further gazette pages: 2619 (V.C.) Further Gazette issues: 29985 (V.C.)
Rank Name: Captain
Gazette Date: 1915
Gazette Page: 8395 (V.C.); Issue: 29273 (V.C.)
Duty Location: West of Cape Helles, Gallipoli
Service: British Army
Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Place of Death: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Seniority Date: 1 Sep 1915
Conflict Period: World War I
Served For: United Kingdom
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Publication Title: UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source: London Gazette
Last Updated: 31 Oct 2023
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