Talk:Henry Hughes Wilson
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Below text moved here from Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, to be incorporated into article as appropriate. -- Infrogmation 04:46, 27 May 2004 (UTC)
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO, born May 5, 1864, near Edgeworthstown, County Longford, Ireland. died June 22, 1922, London, England
- Served in the Royal Irish Regiment.
- Appointed British field marshal on 1919/07/03,
- Chief of the British imperial general staff, and main military adviser to Prime Minister David Lloyd George in the last year of World War I.
- MP for Down after 1921 he was Sir James Craig's parliament's military adviser
22 June 1922 two English born members of the IRA, Reginald Dunne and Joseph O'Sullivan, shot Sir Henry Wilson as he returned to his Eaton Square home after unveiling a war memorial in Liverpool Street Station. Two policemen were also shot as the the pair tried to make good their escape. They were then surrounded by a hostile crowd and arrested by other policemen. They were hanged on 10 August 1922. The assassination may have been ordered by Michael Collins in retaliation for the continuing troubles in Northern Ireland.
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[edit] Collins' role
Perhaps, Collins may have been motivated by Wilson's role in trying to eliminate him.
194.46.230.195 22:50, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
