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Wilfrid Dewhurst Wills (15 October 1898 – 20 April 1954) was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Morley from 1931 to 1935. The son of a Director of Wills Tobacco,Genealogical web site
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Bromley, Kent Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...
and educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He served in both World Wars: as an Officer in the
5th Dragoon Guards The 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards was a British army cavalry regiment, officially formed in January 1686 as Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse. Following a number of name changes, it became the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) ...
from 1916 to 1919; and as a Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer (Wireless) Reserve from 1939 to 1945.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wills, Wilfrid Dewhurst Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies 1898 births 1954 deaths UK MPs 1931–1935 People from Bromley People educated at Cheltenham College Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst 5th Dragoon Guards officers Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II