Bevil Wilson
Major-General Bevil Thomson Wilson CB, DSO (12 December 1885 – 30 October 1975) was a British Army officer.
Bevil Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1885 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 31 October 1975 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1905–1941 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 3312 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands held | Lahore Brigade Nowshera Brigade 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in dispatches (3) |
Military career
Born in Canada as the son of Alexander Wilson and Mary Louise Rhynold-Barker,[1] Wilson was, after being educated at Clifton College and then the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, commissioned into the Royal Engineers of the British Army on 12 August 1905.[2] The early years of his military career were spent in India and later with the Egyptian Army. By 1914 he was a captain.[3]
He served on the Western Front, the Italian front and in the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[4][3]
Attending the Staff College, Camberley from 1920−1921, he then served at the War Office for the next three years, until 1925.[3] He became commander of the Lahore Brigade in October 1935, commander of the Nowshera Brigade in India in January 1938 and General Officer Commanding the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division in Northern Ireland in June 1939 before retiring in July 1941.[5] In August 1941 he presided over the court-martial of Josef Jakobs at the Duke of York's Headquarters in Chelsea.[1]
Family
In June 1918, he married Florence Erica Starkey; they had a son (Lieutenant-General Sir James Wilson)[6] and a daughter.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c "Josef Jakobs - 1898-1941". Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 27830". The London Gazette. 25 August 1905. p. 5842.
- ^ a b c d Smart 2005, p. 337.
- ^ "No. 30780". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 July 1918. p. 7890.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Lt-Gen Sir James Wilson". The Daily Telegraph. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
External links
- Generals of World War II