Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson
| The Lord Wilson | |
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Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean, Italy, 30 April 1944.
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| Nickname(s) | Jumbo |
| Born |
5 September 1881 London, England |
| Died | 31 December 1964 (aged 83) Chilton, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1900–1947 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Unit | Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) |
| Commands held |
6th Infantry Brigade 2nd Infantry Division British Troops in Egypt British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan Ninth Army Persia and Iraq Command Middle East Command |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in dispatches (5) War Cross (Greece) Virtuti Militari (Poland) Distinguished Service Medal (United States) Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Other work | Constable of the Tower of London |
Second Boer War
First World War
North-West Frontier
Second World War
Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, GCB, GBE, DSO (5 September 1881 – 31 December 1964), also known as Jumbo Wilson, was a senior British Army officer of the 20th century. He saw active service in the Second Boer War and then during the First World War on the Somme and at Passchendaele. During the Second World War he served as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) British Troops in Egypt, in which role he launched Operation Compass, attacking Italian forces with considerable success, in December 1940. He went on to be Military Governor of Cyrenaica in February 1941, commanding a Commonwealth expeditionary force to Greece in April 1941 and General Officer Commanding (GOC) British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan in May 1941.
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