Henry Maitland Wilson

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British Army officer human military commander

Henry Maitland Wilson was a senior British Army officer and field commander in both World Wars, best known for leading Allied forces in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → human → military commander →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
awardReceived	Distinguished Service Order → Legion of Merit → Order of Merit → Order of the Bath → Order of the Garter →
birthDate	1881-09-05 →
birthPlace	London →
burialPlace	St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Chilton →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
commanded	Allied forces in the Dodecanese campaign → British Troops in Egypt → British forces in Greece →
conflict	First World War → Second World War →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
deathDate	1964-12-31 →
deathPlace	Chilton, Buckinghamshire →
educatedAt	Eton College → Royal Military College, Sandhurst →
era	20th century →
familyName	Wilson →
father	Arthur Maitland Wilson →
fullName	Henry Maitland Wilson →
givenName	Henry →
honorificSuffix	1st Baron Wilson →
memberOf	House of Lords →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryRank	Field Marshal →
nickname	Jumbo →
nobleTitle	Baron Wilson →
notableWork	command of Allied forces in the Mediterranean theatre in World War II → command of Allied forces in the Middle East in World War II →
occupation	peer → soldier →
participatedIn	Gallipoli campaign → Italian campaign (World War II) → North African campaign → Western Front in World War I →
positionHeld	Chief of the Imperial General Staff (acting) → Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command → High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan → Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre →
serviceNumber	British Army officer service (number not publicly notable) →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Joyce Wallace →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dodecanese campaign →	alliedCommander
Syrian–Lebanese campaign →	commander
Henry Maitland Wilson →	fullName
Balkan Campaign →	notableCommanderAllies