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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Stanley Lyte Willis''', Royal Navy (15 March, 1875 – 7 May, 1947) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Stanley Lyte Willis''', Royal Navy (15 March, 1875 – 7 May, 1947) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Early Life & Career== | |||
Willis was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on 8 July, 1926.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33182/pages/4634 no. 33182. p. 4634.] 13 July, 1926,</ref> promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 August, and placed on the Retired List on 9 August, vice [[Ernest Wigram]], retired.<ref>"Flag List Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 11 August, 1926. Issue '''44347''', col F, pg. 8.</ref> He was advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 April, 1931.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33706/pages/2332 no. 33706. p. 2332.] 10 April, 1931.</ref> | Willis was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on 8 July, 1926.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33182/pages/4634 no. 33182. p. 4634.] 13 July, 1926,</ref> promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 8 August, and placed on the Retired List on 9 August, vice [[Ernest Wigram]], retired.<ref>"Flag List Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 11 August, 1926. Issue '''44347''', col F, pg. 8.</ref> He was advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 April, 1931.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33706/pages/2332 no. 33706. p. 2332.] 10 April, 1931.</ref> | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Friday, 9 May, 1947. Issue '''50756''', col B, pg. 1. | *"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Friday, 9 May, 1947. Issue '''50756''', col B, pg. 1. | ||
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==Service Record== | ==Service Record== | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7918449&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/44] | {{refbegin}} | ||
*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7918449&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/44.] | |||
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[[Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1889|Willis]] | |||
[[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Titania (1915)|Willis]] | [[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Titania (1915)|Willis]] | ||
[[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Argus (1917)|Willis]] | [[Category:Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Argus (1917)|Willis]] | ||
[[Category:Royal Navy Vice-Admirals|Willis]] | [[Category:Royal Navy Vice-Admirals|Willis]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:26, 16 November 2010
Vice-Admiral Stanley Lyte Willis, Royal Navy (15 March, 1875 – 7 May, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Willis was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King on 8 July, 1926.[1] promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 8 August, and placed on the Retired List on 9 August, vice Ernest Wigram, retired.[2] He was advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 2 April, 1931.[3]
Willis died on 7 May, 1947 at Macauley House, Widcombe, Bath.
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33182. p. 4634. 13 July, 1926,
- ↑ "Flag List Changes" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 11 August, 1926. Issue 44347, col F, pg. 8.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33706. p. 2332. 10 April, 1931.
Bibliography
- "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Friday, 9 May, 1947. Issue 50756, col B, pg. 1.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/44.
