Charles Samuel Wills

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Vice-Admiral Charles Samuel Wills, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.N. (8 December, 1871 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Wills was appointed in command of the monitor Erebus on 12 August, 1916.[1] He was mentioned in dispatches for his part in the Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids.Royal Navy Medals - Mention in Dispatches, Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Richard Webb 		Captain of H.M.S. Amethyst
18 Aug, 1911[2] 		Succeeded by
Francis M. Leake
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Laconia
1 Nov, 1914[3] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Erebus
12 Aug, 1916[4] 		Succeeded by
John A. Moreton

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393n.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 276-7.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401n.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393n.

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