Frederick Willis (British Army officer)
Sir Frederick Willis | |
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Born | 1823 |
Died | 1899 |
Allegiance |
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Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Northern District |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Arthur Willis KCB (1823 – 1899) was a British Army General who held high office in the 1880s.
Military career
Willis was commissioned into the 70th Regiment of Foot in 1844.[1]
In 1881 he was invited to command an Infantry Brigade at Aldershot[2] and then in 1884 he was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern District.[3] He remained in this post until 1886.[4]
He was awarded the colonelcy of the Northumberland Fusiliers from 1895 to his death in 1899.[5]
He was made KCB posthumously in the 1899 Birthday Honours.[6]
References
- ↑ "No. 20389". The London Gazette. 27 September 1844. p. 3354.
- ↑ "No. 25054". The London Gazette. 30 December 1881. p. 6929.
- ↑ "No. 25329". The London Gazette. 18 March 1884. p. 1305.
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1886
- ↑ "Colonels". British Empire. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "No. 27086". The London Gazette. 3 June 1899. p. 3585.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by William Cameron |
GOC Northern District 1884–1886 |
Succeeded by Charles Daniell |
Preceded by Joseph Henry Laye |
Colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers 1895–1899 |
Succeeded by Sir George Bryan Milman |
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