Bill Etches

Colonel William Whitson "Bill" Etches, OBE, MC (15 May 1921 – 12 April 2015) was a senior British Army officer. He served with the Commandos during the Second World War, taking part in the raid on St Nazaire for which he won the Military Cross and was taken as a prisoner of war.[1][2]

Bill Etches
Bill Etches about to eat a Minden Rose, a tradition of the Lancashire Fusiliers.
Born(1921-05-15)15 May 1921
Bisley, Surrey
Died12 April 2015(2015-04-12) (aged 93)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1940–71
RankColonel
UnitRoyal Warwickshire Regiment
No. 3 Commando
Commands held3rd Battalion, The Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment
Battles/warsSecond World War United Nations Operation in the Congo
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches

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