Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, PC (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British...
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Wavell may refer to: Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883–1950), British field marshal Archibald Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell (1916–1953), British soldier...
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Earl Wavell was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1947 for Field Marshal Archibald Wavell, 1st Viscount Wavell, Viceroy...
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Simla Conference (redirect from Wavell Plan)
Simla Conference of 1945 was a meeting between the Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell and the major political leaders of British India at the Viceregal Lodge...
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William Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal (10 March 1898 – 12 August 1983), known as Sir Wavell Wakefield between 1944 and 1963, was an...
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Arthur Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell, MC (11 May 1916 – 24 December 1953) was a British Army officer and peer. The son of Field Marshal Archibald Wavell, 1st...
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Wavell Wayne Hinds (born 7 September 1976) is a Jamaican politician and former West Indian international cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and occasional...
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The Wavell School is a coeducational community secondary school, located in Farnborough in the English county of Hampshire. The school serves the civilian...
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Stewart Brooke-Wavell, or Stewart Wavell (1921–2010), was a British Malayan broadcaster, sound recordist and writer, and a member of the Malaysian Branch...
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steadily degrading equipment of the British forces, led General Archibald Wavell to order an end to the raids and place the defence of the Egyptian border...
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Wavell State High School buildings are a group of heritage-listed school buildings at Wavell State High School, Telopia Avenue, Wavell Heights, City of...
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V. Alexander (First Lord of the Admiralty). The Viceroy of India Lord Wavell participated in some of the discussions. The Cabinet Mission Plan, formulated...
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States. The main objective of the command, led by General Sir Archibald Wavell, was to maintain control of the "Malay Barrier" (or "East Indies Barrier")...
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the Iraqi rebels. On 4 May, Churchill ordered Wavell to dispatch a force from Palestine. On 5 May, Wavell was placed in command of operations in northern...
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coordinates) Wavell Heights (/ˈweɪvəl/ WAY-vəl) is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Wavell Heights had a...
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Wavell State High School is a coeducational public secondary school based in Wavell Heights, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The school has a...
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Operation Compass (redirect from Wavell's Thirty Thousand)
Division and the 2nd Libyan Division. Middle East Command (General Archibald Wavell) had about 36,000 soldiers, some outside Egypt, 120 guns and 275 tanks....
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Wavell was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1960 to 1986. The district was based in the northern...
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into France – an early form of the British Commandos. In 1940, Archibald Wavell called Clarke to Cairo and placed him in charge of strategic deception....
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compiled by A.F. Becke. London: HM Stationery Office. p. 59. OCLC 1113542987. Wavell, Earl (1968) [1933]. "The Palestine Campaigns". In Sheppard, Eric William...
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resulted in the death of Earl Wavell, the only son of Archibald Wavell. It took place around 25 miles north of Nairobi. Wavell was leading a patrol of British...
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between General Archibald Wavell, the theatre commander, his subordinates and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which ended in Wavell being superseded by Claude...
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appointed to succeed General Sir Archibald Wavell as Commander-in-Chief Middle East Command in July 1941; Wavell took up Auchinleck's post as Commander-in-Chief...
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Sardar Patel. By appointment from Viceroy and Governor-General of India Wavell, he also served as Secretary to the Governor-General (Public) and later...
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Wavell Heights Presbyterian Church is a heritage-listed church at 64 Spence Road, Wavell Heights, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed...
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soon as there were sufficient troops. Wavell also co-ordinated plans with South Africa in March. On 1 May 1940, Wavell ordered British Troops Egypt to mobilise...
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accepting Indian independence in principle. Wavell condemned Gandhi's character and motives as well as his ideas. Wavell accused Gandhi of harbouring the single-minded...
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Black River-Matheson (redirect from Wavell, Ontario)
the township are Holtyre, Matheson, Ramore, Shillington, Val Gagné, and Wavell. The main community of Matheson is located at the intersection of highways...
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October 1946 Governors General The Marquess of Linlithgow The Viscount Wavell Preceded by Feroz Khan Noon Personal details Born Bhiva Ramji Sakpal (1891-04-14)14...
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Chattopadhyaya Yashwantrao Holkar Yogendra Shukla more British leaders Wavell Canning Cornwallis Irwin Chelmsford Curzon Ripon Minto Dalhousie Bentinck...
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