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Crematorium Chapel, Cheltenham Cemetery |
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| Location: Bouncers Lane, Cheltenham | Grid Reference: SO 968231 |
| Commemorative plaques in the chapel: 1 | |
| Visited: September 2005 | UKNIWM Ref: In due course |
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Commemorative plaques in the chapel cloisters |
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The commemorative plaque to Major
Richard Willis, VC, 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, who died in
Cheltenham on 9th February 1966.
He was awarded the Victoria Cross for outstanding bravery on 25th April 1915 at the landing at Cape Helles, Gallipoli. Full details of the award can be viewed here. He is not a native Cheltonian being born in Woking in 1876. |
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Notes: 1. Individual commemorations in the cemetery can be found here. 2. War Graves in the cemetery can be viewed here. 3. Cheltenham War Memorial can be viewed here. |
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