Douglas Wimberley | |
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.jpg) Wimberley with the 152nd Infantry Brigade in Inverness, February 1941 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Tartan Tam" "Lang Tam" |
| Born | 15 August 1896 Inverness, Scotland |
| Died | 26 August 1983 (aged 87) Coupar Angus, Scotland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1946 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 10800 |
| Unit | Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Machine Gun Corps |
| Commands | Staff College, Camberley (1943−44) 51st (Highland) Infantry Division (1941−43) 46th Infantry Division (1941) 152nd Infantry Brigade (1940−41) 13th Infantry Brigade (1940) 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (1938−39) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Russian Civil War Anglo-Irish War North-West Frontier Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in despatches (2) |
| Other work | Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod Principal of University College, Dundee |
Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley, CB, DSO, MC (15 August 1896 – 26 August 1983) was a British Army officer who, during the Second World War, commanded the 51st (Highland) Division for two years, from 1941 to 1943, notably at the Second Battle of El Alamein, before leading it across North Africa and in the Allied campaign in Sicily.