Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

senior officer of the British Army

Date of Birth: 05-May-1883

Place of Birth: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 24-May-1950

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army.
He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and World War I, 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.