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Company Commander
By Russell Lewis
Do or Die
By S.E. Lee
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 28734" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Etches </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>William Whitson (Bill)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Commando </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>112866 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Cross,Mention in Despatches</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Norway 1941 (MiD) St Nazaire 1942</em> (MC)</p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>parent unit Royal Warwickshire Regiment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 15.5.1921</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided Kenilworth,Warwickshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated Rugby School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated RMC Sandhurst</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>commissioned 2Lt Royal Warwickshire Regiment 31.12.1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA December 1941 South Vaagso</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA and POW 28.3.1942 St Nazaire </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">repatriated 1945</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Royal Warwickshire Regiment</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">3 Bn Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment (C.O.) 1961 (seconded)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">awarded O.B.E. (New Year 1.1.1964)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Brigade Colonel,The Fusilier Brigade</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Regimental Secretary,Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (14 years)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">retired as Colonel</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">married Dora Damant December 1946 in Cyprus (predeceased him) (3 children Nicholas,John and Jill)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">died 12.4.2015</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-etches.23080/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/23/23080-a1f03cfe9e5baa077979a311fd50ccb4.jpg?1591401462" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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