Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson

Sir Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson
Sir Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson
	Wilson in Macedonia, 1916.
Born	18 February 1859; Suffolk, England
Died	16 November 1941 (aged 82)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1878–1921
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Commands	12th Infantry Brigade (1912–14); 4th Division (1914–15); XII Corps (1915–19); Allied Forces, Gallipoli and Bosporus (1918–19); Allied Forces, Turkey in Europe (1919–20); British Salonika Army (1919–20); British Army of the Black Sea (1919–20)
Battles / wars	Second Afghan War Capture of Ali Masjid; ; Second Boer War Battle of Colenso; Battle of Vaal Krantz; ; World War I Battle of Le Cateau; First Battle of the Aisne; Battle of Armentieres; First Battle of Messines; First Battle of Ypres; Second Battle of Ypres; First Battle of Doiran; Second Battle of Doiran; ;
Awards	KCB (1915); KCMG (1918); CB (1910); Three Mentions in Despatches; Croix de Commandeur, Legion d'Honneur (France) (1917); Grand Commander, Order of the Redeemer, 2nd Class (Greece) (1918); Croce di Guerra (Italy) (1919); Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)
Relations	Field Marshal Lord Wilson
Other work	Colonel Commandant, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson KCB KCMG (18 February 1859 – 16 November 1941) was a British Army officer who, throughout his long military career which spanned over four decades, served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Second Boer War and the First World War, during which he served with distinction, commanding a brigade and a division on the Western Front and an army corps in the lesser-known Salonikan campaign from 1915 to 1918.

^ "Discover people named Henry Wilson". www.myheritage.com.
^ London Gazette 22 June 1915.
^ "No. 13186". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 January 1918. p. 9.
^ ^a ^b Burke's 'Wilson'
^ "No. 28388". The London Gazette (Supplement to the London Gazette Extraordinary). 24 June 1910. p. 4476.
^ London Gazette 22 February & 10 September 1901, 29 July 1902.
^ London Gazette 1 May 1917.
^ London Gazette 9 November 1918.
^ London Gazette 26 November 1919.

Sir Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson
Wilson in Macedonia, 1916.
Born	18 February 1859 Suffolk, England^[1]
Died	16 November 1941 (aged 82)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1878–1921
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Commands	12th Infantry Brigade (1912–14) 4th Division (1914–15) XII Corps (1915–19) Allied Forces, Gallipoli and Bosporus (1918–19) Allied Forces, Turkey in Europe (1919–20) British Salonika Army (1919–20) British Army of the Black Sea (1919–20)
Battles / wars	Second Afghan War Capture of Ali Masjid Second Boer War Battle of Colenso Battle of Vaal Krantz World War I Battle of Le Cateau First Battle of the Aisne Battle of Armentieres First Battle of Messines First Battle of Ypres Second Battle of Ypres First Battle of Doiran Second Battle of Doiran
Awards	KCB (1915)^[2] KCMG (1918)^[3]^[4] CB (1910)^[5] Three Mentions in Despatches^[6] Croix de Commandeur, Legion d'Honneur (France) (1917)^[7] Grand Commander, Order of the Redeemer, 2nd Class (Greece) (1918)^[8] Croce di Guerra (Italy) (1919)^[9] Order of the White Eagle (Serbia)^[4]
Relations	Field Marshal Lord Wilson
Other work	Colonel Commandant, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade