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Archibald Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell

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199: 552: 557: 547: 567: 342:, Nairobi, Block 12, grave 10. His headstone is inscribed with the epitaph: "He found the poetry of Man's endeavour". He is also commemorated by an inscription in the 562: 572: 470: 258: 577: 285: 144: 278: 500: 226: 343: 350:, next to the School Cadet Corps Armoury. He died unmarried and without issue; his father having had no other male heirs, the 222: 542: 491: 198: 315:
On 23 December 1953, Major Lord Wavell led a patrol of the Black Watch and Kenyan police in pursuit of a sixty-strong
582: 205:, memorial plaques for the 2nd Earl Wavell (died 1953) and his father, Field Marshal 1st Earl Wavell (died 1950). 277:. Evacuated to India he served on his father's staff, his father, by now 1st Viscount Wavell, being the then 17: 300: 114: 537: 532: 332: 202: 170: 36: 254: 450: 455: 435: 415: 410: 395: 375: 347: 339: 230: 158: 316: 246: 262: 234: 174: 164: 148: 430: 390: 370: 266: 289: 270: 214: 190: 153: 121: 46: 526: 320: 218: 96: 33: 507: 351: 250: 134: 233:. Wavell succeeded his father in 1950, but was killed three years later in the 274: 354:
and two subsidiary viscountcies therefore became extinct on his death.
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tribesman and then fled. Twenty of them were surrounded in a copse at
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British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
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in June 1944 in Operation Thursday where he fought with the
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on 30 January 1936, Wavell's first posting was in the
471:"Earl Wavell Dies In 10-Hour Fight With Terrorists" 292:(MC) on 23 January 1947. Later that year he became 186: 140: 130: 120: 110: 102: 90: 82: 68: 53: 31: 558:British military personnel of the Mau Mau Uprising 227:Field Marshal Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell 237:, and the titles became extinct on his death. 211:Archibald John Arthur Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell 18:Archibald John Arthur Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell 8: 296:on his father being elevated to an earldom. 548:British military personnel killed in action 419:(Supplement). 28 January 1944. p. 571. 307:on the death of his father on 24 May 1950. 568:Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 487: 459:(Supplement). 11 March 1949. p. 1256. 261:on 30 January 1939, he then fought in the 28: 362: 217:(11 May 1916 – 24 December 1953) was a 563:British Army personnel of World War II 473:. The Calgary Herald. 26 December 1953 573:People educated at Winchester College 303:on 30 January 1949, and succeeded as 265:. He lost his left hand fighting the 7: 331:. Wavell was shot and killed in the 288:on 28 January 1944, and awarded the 25: 333:first contact of a 10-hour battle 578:Recipients of the Military Cross 439:. 21 January 1947. p. 441. 399:. 31 January 1939. p. 683. 379:. 31 January 1936. p. 671. 319:gang that had beheaded a loyal 257:from 1936 to 1939. Promoted to 1: 492:Peerage of the United Kingdom 255:British Mandate for Palestine 599: 505: 497: 490: 338:Wavell is buried in the 145:Arab revolt in Palestine 299:Wavell was promoted to 284:Wavell was promoted to 206: 229:, he was educated at 201: 103:Years of service 543:Black Watch officers 327:, 25 miles north of 203:Winchester Cathedral 171:Christmas Eve Battle 37:The Right Honourable 456:The London Gazette 436:The London Gazette 416:The London Gazette 396:The London Gazette 376:The London Gazette 348:Winchester College 340:City Park Cemetery 231:Winchester College 207: 159:Operation Thursday 521: 520: 247:second lieutenant 196: 195: 16:(Redirected from 590: 583:English amputees 501:Archibald Wavell 498:Preceded by 488: 483: 482: 480: 478: 467: 461: 460: 447: 441: 440: 427: 421: 420: 407: 401: 400: 387: 381: 380: 367: 279:Viceroy of India 263:Second World War 235:Mau Mau Uprising 179: 165:Mau Mau Uprising 149:Second World War 92: 75: 72:24 December 1953 63: 61: 29: 21: 598: 597: 593: 592: 591: 589: 588: 587: 523: 522: 511: 503: 486: 476: 474: 469: 468: 464: 449: 448: 444: 429: 428: 424: 409: 408: 404: 389: 388: 384: 369: 368: 364: 360: 313: 305:2nd Earl Wavell 245:Commissioned a 243: 241:Military career 175: 147: 77: 73: 59: 57: 49: 44: 43: 42:The Earl Wavell 40: 39: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 596: 594: 586: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 550: 545: 540: 535: 525: 524: 519: 518: 513: 504: 499: 495: 494: 485: 484: 462: 442: 422: 402: 382: 361: 359: 356: 312: 309: 294:Viscount Keren 290:Military Cross 242: 239: 194: 193: 191:Military Cross 188: 184: 183: 182: 181: 162: 161: 156: 154:Burma campaign 142: 138: 137: 132: 128: 127: 124: 122:Service number 118: 117: 112: 108: 107: 104: 100: 99: 94: 88: 87: 86:United Kingdom 84: 80: 79: 76:(aged 37) 70: 66: 65: 55: 51: 50: 45: 41: 32: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 595: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 530: 528: 517: 514: 510: 509: 502: 496: 493: 489: 472: 466: 463: 458: 457: 452: 446: 443: 438: 437: 432: 426: 423: 418: 417: 412: 406: 403: 398: 397: 392: 386: 383: 378: 377: 372: 366: 363: 357: 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 336: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 310: 308: 306: 302: 297: 295: 291: 287: 282: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 240: 238: 236: 232: 228: 225:. The son of 224: 220: 216: 212: 204: 200: 192: 189: 185: 180: 178: 172: 169: 168: 167: 166: 160: 157: 155: 152: 151: 150: 146: 143: 139: 136: 133: 129: 125: 123: 119: 116: 113: 109: 105: 101: 98: 95: 89: 85: 81: 78:Thaika, Kenya 71: 67: 56: 52: 48: 38: 35: 30: 27: 19: 515: 506: 475:. Retrieved 465: 454: 445: 434: 425: 414: 405: 394: 385: 374: 365: 344:War Cloister 337: 314: 304: 298: 293: 283: 244: 221:officer and 219:British Army 210: 208: 176: 163: 141:Battles/wars 97:British Army 74:(1953-12-24) 26: 538:1953 deaths 533:1916 births 508:Earl Wavell 451:"No. 38557" 431:"No. 37861" 411:"No. 36353" 391:"No. 34594" 371:"No. 34251" 251:Black Watch 135:Black Watch 64:11 May 1916 527:Categories 512:1950–1953 358:References 259:lieutenant 83:Allegiance 60:1916-05-11 477:24 August 106:1936–1953 516:Extinct 275:Chindits 267:Japanese 91:Service/ 352:earldom 329:Nairobi 317:Mau Mau 286:captain 249:in the 177:† 321:Kikuyu 209:Major 187:Awards 173:  93:branch 325:Thika 311:Death 301:major 271:Burma 126:67159 115:Major 34:Major 479:2014 223:peer 131:Unit 111:Rank 69:Died 54:Born 346:at 269:in 529:: 453:. 433:. 413:. 393:. 373:. 335:. 281:. 215:MC 213:, 47:MC 481:. 62:) 58:( 20:)

Index

Archibald John Arthur Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell
Major
The Right Honourable
MC
British Army
Major
Service number
Black Watch
Arab revolt in Palestine
Second World War
Burma campaign
Operation Thursday
Mau Mau Uprising
Christmas Eve Battle

Military Cross

Winchester Cathedral
MC
British Army
peer
Field Marshal Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Winchester College
Mau Mau Uprising
second lieutenant
Black Watch
British Mandate for Palestine
lieutenant
Second World War
Japanese

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