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Four: Private W. D. Willey, Devonshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (33151...
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Four: Private W. D. Willey, Devonshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (33151 Pte. W. D. Willey. Devon. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (33151 Pte. W. D. Willey. Devon. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (428 Pte. W. D. Willey. 7/Devon: Regt.) heavily polished and worn, fine (4) £260-£300
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William Donald Willey was born in Exeter in 1892. He enlisted in the 7th (Cyclist) Battalion Devonshire regiment and was embodied for Great War service at Totnes on 5 August 1914. The 7th Battalion was employed patrolling the North East Coast between Scarborough and Seaton Delaval and assisted in rescuing survivors from the Hospital Ship Rohilla wrecked off Whitby on 30 October 1914; the following December they were involved during the German Naval bombardment of the East Coast towns. Transferring to the 8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Willey was reported as ‘Wounded’ in the Western Times on 5 September 1917. Demobilised on 25 March 1919 he was awarded his Efficiency Medal in April 1920, and returning to Exeter was employed as a Painter and Decorator. He died at Exeter on 3 January 1956, aged 63.
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British War and Victory Medals (33151 Pte. W. D. Willey. Devon. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (33151 Pte. W. D. Willey. Devon. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (428 Pte. W. D. Willey. 7/Devon: Regt.) heavily polished and worn, fine (4) £260-£300
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William Donald Willey was born in Exeter in 1892. He enlisted in the 7th (Cyclist) Battalion Devonshire regiment and was embodied for Great War service at Totnes on 5 August 1914. The 7th Battalion was employed patrolling the North East Coast between Scarborough and Seaton Delaval and assisted in rescuing survivors from the Hospital Ship Rohilla wrecked off Whitby on 30 October 1914; the following December they were involved during the German Naval bombardment of the East Coast towns. Transferring to the 8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Willey was reported as ‘Wounded’ in the Western Times on 5 September 1917. Demobilised on 25 March 1919 he was awarded his Efficiency Medal in April 1920, and returning to Exeter was employed as a Painter and Decorator. He died at Exeter on 3 January 1956, aged 63.
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Four: Private W. D. Willey, Devonshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (33151 Pte. W. D. Willey. Devon. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (33151 Pte. W. D. Willey. Devon. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (428 Pte. W. D. Willey. 7/Devon: Regt.) heavily polished and worn, fine (4) £260-£300
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William Donald Willey was born in Exeter in 1892. He enlisted in the 7th (Cyclist) Battalion Devonshire regiment and was embodied for Great War service at Totnes on 5 August 1914. The 7th Battalion was employed patrolling the North East Coast between Scarborough and Seaton Delaval and assisted in rescuing survivors from the Hospital Ship Rohilla wrecked off Whitby on 30 October 1914; the following December they were involved during the German Naval bombardment of the East Coast towns. Transferring to the 8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Willey was reported as ‘Wounded’ in the Western Times on 5 September 1917. Demobilised on 25 March 1919 he was awarded his Efficiency Medal in April 1920, and returning to Exeter was employed as a Painter and Decorator. He died at Exeter on 3 January 1956, aged 63.
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British War and Victory Medals (33151 Pte. W. D. Willey. Devon. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (33151 Pte. W. D. Willey. Devon. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (428 Pte. W. D. Willey. 7/Devon: Regt.) heavily polished and worn, fine (4) £260-£300
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William Donald Willey was born in Exeter in 1892. He enlisted in the 7th (Cyclist) Battalion Devonshire regiment and was embodied for Great War service at Totnes on 5 August 1914. The 7th Battalion was employed patrolling the North East Coast between Scarborough and Seaton Delaval and assisted in rescuing survivors from the Hospital Ship Rohilla wrecked off Whitby on 30 October 1914; the following December they were involved during the German Naval bombardment of the East Coast towns. Transferring to the 8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Willey was reported as ‘Wounded’ in the Western Times on 5 September 1917. Demobilised on 25 March 1919 he was awarded his Efficiency Medal in April 1920, and returning to Exeter was employed as a Painter and Decorator. He died at Exeter on 3 January 1956, aged 63.
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