Archibald Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell


The Earl Wavell

Born(1916-05-11)11 May 1916
Died24 December 1953(1953-12-24) (aged 37)
Thaika, Kenya
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1936–1953
RankMajor
Service number67159
UnitBlack Watch
Battles / warsArab revolt in Palestine
Second World War

Mau Mau Uprising

AwardsMilitary Cross
Winchester Cathedral, memorial plaques for the 2nd Earl Wavell (died 1953) and his father, Field Marshal 1st Earl Wavell (died 1950).

Major Archibald John Arthur Wavell, 2nd Earl Wavell, MC (11 May 1916 – 24 December 1953) was a British Army officer and peer. The son of Field Marshal Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, he was educated at Winchester College. Wavell succeeded his father in 1950, but was killed three years later in the Mau Mau Uprising, and the titles became extinct on his death.