Vyvyan Evelegh
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Evelegh (centre) with Lieutenant General Kenneth Anderson (right) and Brigadier C. B. McNabb (left).
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| Nickname(s) | Santa Claus |
| Born | 14 December 1898 |
| Died | 27 August 1958 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1950 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| Commands held |
42nd (Lancashire) Division (1948–50) North-West District (1947–48) 6th Armoured Division (1943–44) 78th Infantry Division (1942–43) 11th Infantry Brigade (1941) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Major General Vyvyan Evelegh, CB, DSO, OBE (14 December 1898 – 27 August 1958) was a senior office] of the British Army during the Second World War, commanding the 78th Infantry Division (otherwise known as the Battleaxe Division) and the 6th Armoured Division in Tunisia and Italy.
After passing out from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Evelegh was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) on 1 May 1917, during the First World War. He served on the Western Front with the 1st Battalion of his regiment, a Regular Army unit that was part of the 95th Brigade of the 5th Division. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 November 1918, just ten days before the war came to an end on 11 November 1918.
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