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Withall
Withall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Billy Withall (1928–2020), British army officer * Laetitia Withall (1881–1963), British poet, author and militant suffragette * Latham Withall (1853–1925), British architect {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Withall
Major-General William Nigel James "Billy" Withall CB (14 October 1928 – 21 February 2020) joined the Army in 1950, and after completing his Officer Cadet training at Mons Officer Cadet School was commissioned in the Corps of Royal Engineers. He was a graduate of the Staff College, Camberley (1961), the Joint Services Staff College, Latimer (1967), and the National Defence College of India (1977). He commanded a Field Squadron of Strategic Reserve and spent a year in Aden in 1965 building roads and airstrips in the foothills of the Radfan and he commanded a Regiment in BAOR in 1972. He then spent two and a half years as MA to the MGO and in 1974 he was Colonel, General Staff, at the Royal School of Military Engineering, being responsible worldwide for Combat Engineer tactics and training. He was also involved in the arrangements for bringing the Combat Engineer Tractor into service. He commanded 26 Engineer Regiment in the early 1970s and went on to command 11 Engineer Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laetitia Withall
Laetitia Withall (30 August 1881 – 11 March 1963) was an Australian-born poet, author and militant suffragette who campaigned in the United Kingdom for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) under the name Leslie Hall. On her imprisonment she went on hunger strike and was force-fed for which she received the Hunger Strike Medal from the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). This medal is now in the collection of the National Library of Australia.Hunger strike medal presented to Letitia Withall by the Women's Social & Political Union (1913) - Online Collection |