Henry Maitland Wilson
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Gender | Male |
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Born | London |
United Kingdom | |
Died | Chilton |
United Kingdom | |
Service/branch | British Army |
Battles and wars | Second Boer War |
World War I | |
Job | Politician |
Army officer | |
Education | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Eton College | |
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ID | 582525 |
Henry Maitland Wilson Life story
Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, GCB, GBE, DSO, 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.