Bill Etches about to eat a Minden Rose, a tradition of the Lancashire Fusiliers.
Born
(1921-05-15)15 May 1921 Bisley, Surrey
Died
12 April 2015(2015-04-12) (aged 93)
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1940–1971
Rank
Colonel
Unit
Royal Warwickshire Regiment No. 3 Commando
Commands held
3rd Battalion, The Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment
Battles/wars
Second World War
Operation Claymore
Operation Archery
St Nazaire Raid
United Nations Operation in the Congo
Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches
Colonel William Whitson 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]
^Colonel Bill Etches – obituary. The Telegraph, 11 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
^"Colonel Bill Etches". The Times. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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