Francis Adrian Wilson

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Francis Adrian Wilson
Born	1874
Died	1954
Allegiance	United Kingdom Australia
Service/branch	British Army Australian Army
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Chief of the General Staff
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Légion d'honneur (France)

Major General Francis Adrian Wilson CB, CMG, DSO (1874 – 1954) was a senior officer in the British Army who served as Chief of the General Staff in Australia (1911–1912).

Military career

Wilson was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1895.^[1] He served in the Second Boer War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.^[2]

He served as Chief of the General Staff in Australia from 1911 to 1912 and then returned to United Kingdom to prepare for the First World War; his service in that war led to the award of the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George^[3] and the Légion d'honneur.^[4]

After the War he became Colonel Royal Artillery for Eastern Command for which service he was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath.^[5]

He died in 1954.^[6]

References

↑ The London Gazette: no. 26640. p. 3818. 5 July 1895. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 27359. p. 6308. 27 September 1901. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29886. p. 4. 29 December 1916. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30431. p. 13206. 14 December 1917. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33280. p. 3605. 31 May 1927. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
↑ National Portrait Gallery

Military offices
Preceded by Major General John Hoad	Chief of the General Staff 1911 – 1912	Succeeded by Brigadier General Joseph Gordon

v t e Chiefs of the Australian Army

General Officers Commanding	Edward Hutton Harry Finn

Chiefs of the General Staff	William Bridges John Hoad Francis Wilson Joseph Gordon James Legge Godfrey Irving Hubert Foster James Legge Brudenell White Harry Chauvel Walter Coxon Julius Bruche John Lavarack Ernest Squires John Northcott Brudenell White Vernon Sturdee John Northcott Vernon Sturdee Sydney Rowell Henry Wells Ragnar Garrett Reg Pollard John Wilton Thomas Daly Mervyn Brogan Francis Hassett Arthur MacDonald Donald Dunstan Phillip Bennett Peter Gration Lawrence O'Donnell John Coates John Grey John Sanderson

Chiefs of Army	John Sanderson Frank Hickling Peter Cosgrove Peter Leahy Ken Gillespie David Morrison

Persondata
Name	Wilson, Francis Adrian
Alternative names
Short description	British Army general
Date of birth	1874
Place of birth
Date of death	1954
Place of death

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