| 词条 | Frederick Willis (British Army officer) |
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| name =Sir Frederick Willis | image = | caption = | birth_date =1823 | death_date =1899 | placeofburial_label = | placeofburial = | birth_place = | death_place = | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance ={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom | branch = British Army | serviceyears = | rank =Lieutenant-General | unit = | commands =Northern District | battles = | awards =Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | relations = | laterwork = }} Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Arthur Willis {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCB}} (1823 – 1899) was a British Army General who held high office in the 1880s. Military careerWillis was commissioned into the 70th Regiment of Foot in 1844.[1] In 1881 he was invited to command an Infantry Brigade at Aldershot[2] and then in 1884 he was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern District.[3] He remained in this post until 1886.[4] He was awarded the colonelcy of the Northumberland Fusiliers from 1895 to his death in 1899.[5] He was made KCB posthumously in the 1899 Birthday Honours.[6] References1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=20389|page=3354|date=27 September 1844}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=William Cameron}}{{s-ttl|title=GOC Northern District|years=1884–1886}}{{s-aft|after=Charles Daniell}}2. ^{{London Gazette|issue=25054|page=6929|date=30 December 1881}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=25329|page=1305|date=18 March 1884}} 4. ^Whitaker's Almanack 1886 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/northumberlandcolonel.htm|title=Colonels|publisher=British Empire|accessdate=6 February 2016}} 6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=27086 |page=3585 |date=3 June 1899 }} |-{{s-bef|before=Joseph Henry Laye}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers|years=1895–1899}}{{s-aft|after=Sir George Bryan Milman}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Willis, Frederick}} 5 : 1823 births|1899 deaths|British Army generals|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|East Surrey Regiment officers |
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