John Harold Owen Wilsey
John Wilsey
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Born | 1904 |
Died | 20 July 1961 St. Saviour, Jersey |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ |
British Army |
Years of service | 1936–1956 |
Rank | Major-General |
Unit | Dorsetshire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment |
Commands held | 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment 5th Infantry Brigade 2nd Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General John Harold Owen Wilsey CB CBE DSO (1904 – 20 July 1961) was a senior British Army officer who fought in World War II and commanded the 2nd Division.
Military career
Educated at Haileybury and the Royal Military College Sandhurst,[1] Wilsey was commissioned into the Dorset Regiment and then transferred into the Worcestershire Regiment in 1936.[2] He served in the Second World War as Commanding Officer of 9th Battalion the Worcestershire Regiment in Northern Ireland and South East England and then as Commanding Officer of the 7th Duke of Wellington's Regiment at the Normandy landings in 1944 before taking command of 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division for the campaign in North West Europe.[2] He was appointed Commander of 5th Infantry Brigade in 1949, Director of Infantry in 1951 and Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1953.[2] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 2nd Division from 1954 before retiring in 1956.[3]
In retirement he lived at Maufant Manor in St. Saviour on Jersey.[2]
References
- ↑ Orders of Chivalry Haileybury
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Biography: Major-General John Wilsey
- ↑ Army Commands
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Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division 1954–1956 |
Succeeded by Cosmo Nevill |
- Use dmy dates from April 2012
- 1904 births
- 1961 deaths
- British Army generals
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Dorset Regiment officers
- Worcestershire Regiment officers
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst