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Wylly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Guy Wylly (1880–1962), British Indian Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient *H. C. Wylly (1858–1932), British Army officer and military historian See also *Willy Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scree ... * Wyly {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Wylly
Guy George Egerton Wylly, (17 February 1880 – 9 January 1962) was a senior British Indian Army officer and an List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth forces, for actions during the Second Boer War. Early life Wylly was born on 17 February 1880 in Hobart, Tasmania, to Edward Arthur Egerton Wylly; an officer in the British Indian Army, Indian Army, and his wife Henrietta Mary, née Clerk. As an infant Wylly went to India with his parents, before settling at Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Sandy Bay, Hobart in 1885, where he attended The Hutchins School before completing his education at the Collegiate School of St Peter, Adelaide. His father retired from the army in 1888. Boer War As a 20-year-old, he became a First Lieutenant, lieutenant in the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, raised to fight in the Second Boer War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy
Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and screenwriter * Willie Allen (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program * Willie Allen (racing driver) (born 1980), American racing driver * Willie Anderson (other) * Willie Apiata (born 1972), New Zealand Army soldier, only recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand * Willie (footballer) (born 1993), Brazilian footballer Willie Hortencio Barbosa * Willy Böckl (1893–1975), Austrian world champion figure skater * Willy Bocklant (1941–1985), Belgian road racing cyclist * Willy Bogner, Sr. (1909–1977), German Nordic skier * Willy Bogner, Jr. (born 1942), German fashion designer and alpine skier * Willie Bosket (born 1962), American convicted murderer whose numerou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |