Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson

Sir Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson
Sir Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson
Born	18 February 1859; Suffolk, England
Died	16 November 1941 (aged 82)
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1878–1921
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Commands held	12th 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	2nd Afghan War Capture of Ali Masjid; 2nd Boer War Battle of Colenso; Battle of Vaal Krantz; First World War Battle of Le Cateau; 1st Battle of the Aisne; Battle of Armentieres; 1st Battle of Messines; 1st Battle of Ypres; 2nd Battle of Ypres; 1st Battle of Doiran; 2nd 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 Bn 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 division on the Western Front and an army corps in the lesser-known Salonikan campaign.

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