Sir Rt Hon. Earl Viscount Archibald Percival CMG GCB PC GCSI GCIE
(1883-1950)
Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Middle East (1939-1941), Commander-in-Chief, India (1941-1943), Viceroy of India (1943-1947), Privy Counsellor (from 1943), 1st Viscount Wavell (from 1943), 1st Earl Wavell (from 1947), and 1st Viscount Keren of Eritrea and Winchester (from 1947)
Died aged 67
Wikidata WikipediaField Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, KStJ, PC (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the First World War, during which he was wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres. In the Second World War, he served initially as Commander-in-Chief Middle East, in which role he led British forces to victory over the Italians in western Egypt and eastern Libya during Operation Compass in December 1940, only to be defeated by the German Army in the Western Desert in April 1941. He served as Commander-in-Chief, India, from July 1941 until June 1943 (apart from a brief tour as Commander of ABDACOM) and then served as Viceroy of India until his retirement in February 1947.
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Archibald Percival First Earl Wavell Viscount Keren of Eritrea and Winchester CMG GCB GCSI GCIE PC General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Middle East 1939-1941 Commander-in-Chief, India 1941-1943 Viceroy of India 1943-1947 was born here 5th May 1883.
10 The Avenue, Colchester, United Kingdom where they was born (1883)