Died as a result of serving in the Russian War 1854-6. 17th Lancers.
His name appears on a memorial in Monkleigh, Devon: "Sacred to the memory of Augustus Saltren Willett, eldest son of John Saltren Willett, of Petticombe in this parish, major of the 17th Lancers with which regiment he served at the battle of Alma and died of cholera in the Crimea October 22nd 1854, aged 57 years."
