Wavell, Archibald Percival, 1883-1950, 1st Earl Wavell, Viceroy of India

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1917 chief of the Imperial General's Staff's personal liason officer to General Sir Edmund Allenby; 1918 brigadier-general; 1930 command, 6th brigade at Blackdown; 1935 command, 2nd division at Aldershot; 1937 command, southern division in Palestine and Transjordan; 1941-1943 Commander-in-chief of India; 1943 Field Marshall; 1943-1947 Viceroy of India

Honours: 1915 MC; 1919 CMG; 1935 CB; 1939 KCB; 1941 GCB; 1943 GCSI; 1943 GCIE.

Epithet: Viceroy of India

Title: 1st Earl Wavell

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creatorOf DUFF PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 102). 1. f. 1. Letter from Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister; 25 Sept. 1916. Autograph. 2. ff. 2-72. Letters from Sir James Matthew Barrie, playwright and novelist; 1913-1935, n.d. Autograph.3. ff. 73-78. Letters from Si..., 1879-1959 British Library
referencedIn Accounts of British rule in India, in particular of the Bihar Earthquake 1934 with copy photographs of earthquake damage, and Calcutta and Bengal 1939-48, by Margaret Stavridi, wife of A G Stavridi, East Indian Railway engineer; also printed account ..., 1934-1948 British Library
creatorOf Archibald Percival Wavell papers., 1943-1947 British Library
referencedIn Herbert Christopher Beaumont papers., 1936-1947 British Library
referencedIn Walter Henry John Christie papers., 1931-1948 British Library
creatorOf Archibald Percival Wavell papers., 1949 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir George Cunningham, Indian Civil Service 1911-46; Governor of North-West Frontier Province 1937-46, 1947-48, 1903-1966 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Field-Marshal Lord Birdwood, Indian Army; C-in-C, India 1925-30, 1883-1949 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Hugh Dow, Indian Civil Service 1910-47, Governor of Sind 1941-46, Governor of Bihar 1946-47, 1847-1976 British Library
creatorOf Secret telegram, dated 6 Sep 1946, from Field Marshal Sir Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (1883-1950), Viceroy of India 1943-47, to Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Secretary of State for India 1945-47, expressing hope that reports that Sir Stafford..., 1946 British Library
referencedIn Demi-official correspondence and papers of Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79) as Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command (SEAC). [Handlist available on request]., 1943-1946 British Library
creatorOf Papers of Lord Wavell as Viceroy of India 1943-47, 1943-1947 British Library
creatorOf CUNNINGHAM PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 87). 1. ff. 1-66. Papers of Admiral Sir Charles Morton Forbes; 1938-1940. 2. ff. 67-87b. Despatch, etc., of Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell; 1941. Mostly typewritten. At the end (ff. 87-87b) is..., 1938-1941 British Library
referencedIn Richard Gardiner Casey papers., 1944-1946 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XIII (ff. 248+122*). 1940-1941.includes:ff. 1-14, 27 Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton: Letter, etc., to Adm. Sir A. B. Cunningham: 1940: Partly typewritten. f. 2 Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton: Letter to Adm. Sir C. M. Forbes: 1940: Copy. f. 2 Admiral o..., 1940-1941 British Library
referencedIn Charles Forrester papers., 1944-1947 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, Governor of Burma 1941-46, 1941-1946 British Library
referencedIn Permanent Under Secretaries Collection, 1920-1948 British Library
referencedIn John Revill Case papers., 1942 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Francis Younghusband (1863-1942) and other members of his family, 1836-1981 British Library
referencedIn William Francis Hare papers., 1943-1947 British Library
creatorOf COCKERELL PAPERS. Vol. CXXXVII (ff. 164). Wavell, 1st Earl and Countess, 1935-1958, and 2nd Earl, 1944-1953.includes:ff. 1-136 Field-Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell: Correspondence with S. C. Cockerell: 1935-1949.f. 32 Reverend..., 1935-1958 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XVI (ff. 223+58*, 58**, 143*, 143**). 1945.includes:f. 1 Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, KCB: Letter to Adm. Lord Cunningham: 1945: Signed. f. 4 Field-Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell: Letter to Adm. Lord Cunningham: 1945: Sig..., 1945 British Library
referencedIn Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence papers., 1931-1946 British Library
referencedIn Gwyer-Strudwick Collection: papers, dated 1932-1955, of Sir Maurice Linford Gwyer (1878-1952), 1932-1955 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Henry Twynam, Indian Civil Service, 1910-46; Governor of Central Provinces and Berar 1940-46, 1940-1946 British Library
referencedIn Courtenay Parker Bramble papers., 1922-1946 British Library
creatorOf SOCIETY OF AUTHORS ARCHIVE. Vol. CXXXVI (ff. 277). 1. ff. 1-27. Dorothy Mary Ward; 1936-1954. For correspondence of her mother, Mrs Humphry Ward, see Add. 56840. 2. ff. 28-146. John Dudley Usborne Ward; 1936-1951. Partly printed. 3. ff. 147-257. Eust..., 1928-1957 British Library
referencedIn Letters and journals of Sidney Ralli, broadcaster and journalist, daughter of Maj-Gen Charles John Bruce Hay, and wife of Charles Ralli of Ralli Bros, a cotton broking firm in Karachi, 1939-1943 British Library
referencedIn Leonard Mosley papers., 1946-1947 British Library
creatorOf WRENCH PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 144). The first letter is addressed to Wrench's mother, Charlotte. Others relate to Wrench's duties as American relations officer to the Government of India, 1942-1944; 1913-1944.includes:f. 1 Very Reverend Lionel George Br..., 1913-1944 British Library
creatorOf Vol. CXXXIII (ff. 142). 1931-April 1946.includes:f. 1 Major H. R. Moseley, of Ironbridge: Letter to Marie Stopes from Maj. H. R. Moseley: 1931: Signed.f. 2 Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. Mahon, in Bombay: Letters to Marie Stopes from Lt.-Col. A. E. Mah... British Library
creatorOf Vol. CCLXXXVI (ff. 145). 1950.includes:ff. 1, 3 Hermon Ould, General Secretary, PEN: Correspondence with Marie Stopes of Hermon Ould: 1950: Partly copy, partly signed.f. 2 Martin Secker, publisher: Letter to Marie Stopes from Martin Secker: 1950:..., 1950 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XIV (ff. 196). 1942-June 1943.includes:ff. 1-4 General Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham: Letters, etc., to his brother, Adm. Sir A. B. Cunningham: 1942. ff. 2-4 General Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham: Letter, etc., to Sir A. Brooke: 1941: Copies. ff. 2-4 ... British Library
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