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Michael Willetts

Michael Willetts
Michael Willetts, English sergeant; George Cross recipient (d. 1971)

Michael Willetts, GC was one of the first British soldiers to be killed during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and the recipient of a posthumous George Cross for his heroism in saving lives during the Provisional Irish Republican Army bombing which claimed his own. The Harvey Andrews song "Soldier" commemorates Willetts.

13 August 1943

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