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William Sydney Marchant
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| William Sydney Marchant | |
| In office 1939 – 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Noel Ashley |
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| Succeeded by | Owen Cyril Noel |
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| Born | 1894 |
| Died | 1953 |
William Sydney Marchant, 1894 – 1953, was the United Kingdom's Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands Protectorate from 1939 to 1943.[1] As commissioner, he directed the evacuation of European settlers from the Solomon Islands prior to the Japanese occupation of the islands during World War II as well as leading the organization of coastwatcher units throughout the islands.[2] Marchant relocated from this heaquarters at Tulagi to Malaita about two months before the Japanese occupied Tulagi in May, 1942.
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- Frank, Richard (1990). Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-58875-4.
- Lord, Walter (1977 (Reissue 2006)). Lonely Vigil; Coastwatchers of the Solomons. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-466-3.
- Rentz, John (1952). Marines in the Central Solomons (English). Historical Branch, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. Retrieved on May 30, 2006.
