Born Hampshire, son of a naval officer. Went to sea aged 15. Served in: East Indies and China, the Mediterranean. Participated in the bombardment of Odessa and of Sebastopol. Died at his home in Cadogan Square, leaving his widow, Georgiana.
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Admiral Sir George Ommanney Willes
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Holy Trinity Sloane Square - Willes
To the glory of God. In memory of Admiral Sir George Willes GCB, the gates &...
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SHAEF, Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces, WW2
Much of the planning for D-Day was carried out at Norfolk House. Eisenhower arrived there in January 1944 to take on the role of Supreme Allied Commander. c.April 1944 SHAEF moved out to Camp Grif...
5 memorials
Corporal Charles Roy Robinson
Charles Roy Robinson was born on 11 March 1918 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, the youngest of the nine children of George Robinson (1872-1954) and Elizabeth Harvey Robinson née Johnson (1873-1949). His bi...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
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