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WILLIS, Richard Raymond
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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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
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F.R.G.S. (Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society)
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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.
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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
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
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Lancashire Fusiliers
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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