Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: Sopley, Hampshire, England; Educated Privately
• Military service: Mediterranean Sea
• Military service: West Indies
• Military service: North America
• Military service: Sir George Willis served uninterruptedly throughout the Eastern campaign from April 1854 to July 1856;— with the 77th Regt. until May 1855, after which as D.A.Q.M. General at Hef.d Quarters, and as A.Q.M. General of the 4th Division; was present at the affairs on the Bulganac and at Balaklava, bat'lon of Alma and Inkerman, assault of the Quarries, attack of the Redan on i8th June, battle of Tchemaya, final assault of the Redan on 8tli Sept., and served for upwards of seven months in the Trenches, including the repulse of several sorties, and was frequently in command in the advance Trenches (Medal with three Clasps, Brevets of Major and Lt.Colonel, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, Sardinian and Turkish Medals, and 5th Class of the MedjitUe). Served in the Egyjitian war of 1882 in command of the ist Division and was present at the engagements of El Magfar, Tel-el-Mahuta, and Kassasin (9th Sept.), and in the battle of Tel-el-Kebir—slightly wounded (five times mentioned in despatches, received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament, ECB., Medal with Clasp, and 2nd Class of the Osmanieh).
• Occupation: 23 Apr 1841, Malta; Obtained a commission as Ensign in the 77th Foot
• Occupation: 30 Aug 1844; Commissioned as Lieutenant
• Occupation: 27 Dec 1850; Commissioned as Captain
• Military service: 1854, Crimea; Crimean War Affair of Bulganac Affair of Mackenzie's Farm
• Military service: 20 Sep 1854, Crimea; Battle of Alma
• Military service: 5 Nov 1854, Crimea; Battle of Inkerman
• Occupation: 12 Dec 1854; Commissioned as brevet Major
• Military service: 13 Apr 1855, Crimea; Appointed deputy-assistant quartermaster-general on Lord Raglan's staff
• Military service: 24 Apr 1855, Crimea; For his services in the Crimean War he was mentioned in dispatches ( London Gazette ), he received the war medal with three clasps, the Sardinian and Turkish medals, the 5th class of the legion of honour and of the Medjidie.
• Military service: 18 Jun 1855, Crimea; Attack of the Redan
• Military service: 16 Aug 1855, Crimea; Battle of Tchernaya
• Military service: 8 Sep 1855, Crimea; Fall of Sebastopol
• Military service: 11 May 1856, Crimea; Appointed assistant quartermaster-general to the 4th Division until the return of the troops to England
• Occupation: 6 Jun 1856; Commissioned as brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
• Occupation: 19 Dec 1856; Commissioned as Major unattached
• Military service: 1857; Formed the 2nd Battalion of the 6th foot (Warwickshire) and served as Major
• Military service: 25 May 1858, Gibraltar; Appointed assistant quartermaster-general at Gibraltar
• Military service: 20 Feb 1859, Malta; Assistant adjutant-general
• Occupation: 26 Jun 1862; Commissioned as brevet Colonel
• Military service: 22 Feb 1866; Assistant Quartermaster-general on the staff of the Southern District
• Title acquired or granted: 20 May 1871; Companion of the Order of Bath, military division.
• Military service: 25 Aug 1873, London, England; Served on the headquarters staff at the War Office as assistant quartermaster-general
• Occupation: 29 May 1875; Commissioned as Major-General, antedated to 28 June 1868
• Military service: 1 Apr 1878; Commanded the Northern Military District
• Occupation: 8 May 1880; Commissioned as Lieutenant-General
• Military service: 1882; (five times mentioned in despatches, received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament, ECB., Medal with Clasp, and 2nd Class of the Osmanieh).
• Military service: 1882, Egypt; In command of the troops in the engagements at El Magfar the battle of Tel-el-Kebir at the capture of Mahsameh.
• Military service: 1882, Egypt; Selected to command the first division in the Egyption expedition
• Military service: 8 Sep 1882, Egypt; Mentioned in despatches
• Military service: 9 Sep 1882, Egypt; Amed Urabi Pasha seized what he considered his last chance to attack the British position. A fierce battle ensued on the railway line at 7 am. General Willis sallied out from emplacements to drive back the Egyptians, who at 12 pm returned to their trenches.
• Military service: 9 Sep 1882, Egypt; Second battle of Kassassin
• Military service: 13 Sep 1882, Egypt; Wounded on the assault of the lines of Tel-el-Kebir
• Military service: 26 Sep 1882, Egypt; Mentioned in despatches
• Military service: 6 Oct 1882, Egypt; Mentioned in despatches
• Military service: 2 Nov 1882, Egypt; Mentioned in despatches
• Military service: 1 May 1884, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England; Commanded the Southern Military District from headquarters in Portsmouth
• Occupation: 11 May 1887; Commissioned as General
• Military service: Jul 1890; Appointed Colonel of Devonshire Regiment
• Military service: Oct 1890; Honorary Colonel of 2nd Hants volunteer artillery
• Military service: 11 Nov 1890; Retired from Service
• Title acquired or granted: 25 May 1895; Decorated with GCB. Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross (GCB)
• Title acquired or granted: Aft 1895; Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, Knight of Justice
• Military service: 1897; He was transferred to the Colonelcy of his old regiment, the Middlesex

Family/Spouse: Ada Mary Neeld. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Eliza Morgan in 1856. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]