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 .
Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, (born September 5, 1881, London, England—died December 31, 1964, Chilton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England), British field marshal, commander in chief in the Middle East (February–December 1943), and supreme Allied commander in the Mediterranean (December 1943–November 1944), popularly known as ...
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India Joining the 4th Battalion of his regiment at Nowshera [10] in India, Wilson served with it during the Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878–79, including the capture of Ali Masjid and the expedition in the Kunar Valley. In 1881, by now a lieutenant (promoted 1879), he served in an expedition against the Mahsud Waziris. [11]
Henry Maitland Wilson, marechal de campo inglês (n. 1881) O marechal de campo Henry Maitland Wilson, 1º Barão Wilson, (5 de setembro de 1881 - 31 de dezembro de 1964), também conhecido como Jumbo Wilson, foi um oficial sênior do exército britânico do século XX.
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 ...
27 de abr. de 2022 · Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, GCB, GBE, DSO (5 September 1881 – 31 December 1964), also known as "Jumbo" Wilson, saw active service in the Second Boer War and First World War, and became a senior British general in the Middle East and Mediterranean during the Second World War.