WILLIAMS, Derrick Lovell
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Title:
Reverend
Rank:
Chaplain 4th Class
Unit / Base:
45RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Army Chaplains Department
Service:
Army
Service Number:
297476
Died :
Monday, June 5, 1944
Died on war service
Age:
30
Cemetery/Memorial:
Reverend Derrick Lovell Williams, M.A., had been Curate of Christchurch, Stepney, during the London Blitz and was noted for his rescue work. He became known as the Fearless Padre [1]. He received an emergency commission on 6 July 1943 as Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) [2]. He died whilst Padre of 45RM Commando [3].
Sources
[1] Reports of his death in numerous UK newspapers.
[2] London Gazette 36262, page 5182.
[3] CWGC
Pegasus Archive - Normandy Lord Lovat biography [view].
Notes
Newspaper reports record him as being killed in action on DDay 6 June 1944. The CWGC and the Government Probate Death Index (England and Wales) record his death as 5 June 1944.
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Photo of grave in Gallery:
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