Francis Adrian Wilson

Francis Adrian Wilson
Born 12 October 1874
London, England
Died 6 May 1954(1954-05-06) (aged 79)
Surrey, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Major General
Commands held Chief of the Australian 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
Mentioned in Despatches
Légion d'honneur (France)

Major General Francis Adrian Wilson, CB, CMG, DSO (12 October 1874 – 6 May 1954) was a senior officer in the British Army who served as Chief of the General Staff in Australia from 1911 to 1912.

Military career

Wilson was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant on 1 July 1895,[1] and promoted to a lieutenant on 17 November 1897. He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa, during which he was promoted to captain on 6 February 1901. He was mentioned in despatches (including the final despatch by Lord Kitchener dated 23 June 1902[2]), and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).[3] Following the end of the war he was posted at the Ammunition Park.

He served as Chief of the General Staff in Australia from 1911 to 1912,[4] 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[5] and the Légion d'honneur.[6]

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.[7]

Personal life

In 1903, he married Mabel Crosfield, with whom he had a son and a daughter. He died in 1954 at his home near Farnham, Surrey.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "No. 26640". The London Gazette. 5 July 1895. p. 3818.
  2. ↑ "No. 27459". The London Gazette. 29 July 1902. pp. 4835–4839.
  3. ↑ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6308.
  4. 1 2 "Maj.-Gen. F. A. Wilson". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 7 May 1954. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "No. 29886". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1916. p. 4.
  6. ↑ "No. 30431". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 1917. p. 13206.
  7. ↑ "No. 33280". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1927. p. 3605.
Military offices
Preceded by
Major General John Hoad		 Chief of the Australian General Staff
1911–1912 		Succeeded by
Brigadier General Joseph Gordon
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