Willmott, Leonard Richard Douglas "Len"
- Date of birth:
- June 23rd, 1921 (Battersea/London, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- May 24th, 1993 (Tweed Heads/New South Wales, Australia)
- Service number:
- 2325304 / 328521
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
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British Empire Medal (BEM & EGM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lance-Sergeant
- Unit:
- Force 133, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- October 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Force 133, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- February 3rd, 1944
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- RF Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE), British Government
- Awarded on:
- 1945
With gold star
Bronzen Leeuw (BL)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Captain
- Unit:
- Jedburgh Team, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1947
- Awarded for:
- Operation Market Garden
Royal decree no. 20, dd. 5-9-1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Captain
- Unit:
- Jedburgh Team, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- October 31st, 1986
- Awarded for:
- Operation Market Garden
Sources
- - HEUVEL, C.C. VAN DEN e.a., Verzetsherdenkingskruis, Samsom Uitgeverij, 1985.
- Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36358/supplement/620/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37961/supplement/2289/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36209/supplement/4544/data.pdf
- Recommendation for Award for Willmott, Leonard Richard Douglas Rank: Signalman ... | The National Archives
- Recommendation for Award for Willmott, Leonard Richard Douglas Rank: Serjeant ... | The National Archives
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