Archibald Wavell 1st Earl Wavell Politician

Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell GCB GCSI GCIE CMG MC PC (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior commander in the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the Great War, during which he was wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres. He served in the Second World War, 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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Wavell Archibald
Birth date	May 05, 1883
Birth place	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , Colchester
Date of death	May 24, 1950
Place of death	Westminster , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , County of London

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awards	Legion of Merit Order of the Bath Order of St. Vladimir Order of the Indian Empire Order of the Star of India Order of George I War Cross (Greece) Military Cross Legion of Honour Czechoslovak War Cross Virtuti Militari Order of the Seal of Solomon Order of St Michael and St George Venerable Order of Saint John Order of Orange-Nassau Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) Supreme Order of the Renaissance Order of Saint Stanislaus
military operations	1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine North African Campaign Second Boer War Pacific War Second Battle of Ypres Sinai and Palestine Campaign
military branch	British Army
military command	Southern Command 2nd Division 6th Infantry Brigade American-British-Dutch-Australian Command British Troops Palestine and Trans-Jordan GHQ India Middle East Command
military rank	Field marshal (United Kingdom)
monarch	George VI
prime minister	Clement Attlee Winston Churchill
service end	1943
service start	1901
successor	Louis Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma