Person    | Male  Died 3/1/1945

Major William Napier

Categories: Medicine

War dead non-military, WW2 i

Commemorated on a memorial as being a civilian who was killed in WW2. Includes mercantile marines and emergency services personnel.

Major William Napier

R.A.M.C., physician & surgeon at Chelsea Hospital. His daughter, Deirdre, was killed in the same bombing raid on the north east wing of the Hospital.

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Major William Napier

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Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW2

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