MCWILLIAMS, Lionel Francis

Title: 
Doctor
Rank: 
Captain
Unit / Base: 
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Army Medical Corps
Service: 
Army
Number: 
100995
Doctor Lionel McWilliams 2 Commando
Captain Lionel McWilliams, M.B., R.A.M.C., Medical Officer attached to No.2 Commando [1], was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field [2].
  • Mentioned in Despatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy [3].
  • Graduate of The Queen's University of Belfast Faculty of Medicine [4].
Sources
[1] Commando Association newsletter 81.
[2] London Gazette 36983, page 1427 published 15March 1945.
[3] London Gazette 36886, page 333 published 9 Jan. 1945.
[4] The ulster medical Journal 1st November 1945, Vol. XIV No.2.
[Image] Cropped from 2 Commando Reunion photo in Gallery.
 

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