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Wavell

American

[wey-vuhl] / ˈweɪ vəl /

noun

Archibald Percival, 1st Earl, 1883–1950, British field marshal and author: viceroy of India 1943–47.

Wavell British

/ ˈweɪvəl /

noun

Archibald ( Percival ), 1st Earl. 1883–1950, British field marshal. During World War II he was commander in chief in the Middle East (1939–41), defeating the Italians in N Africa. He was commander in chief in India (1941–43) and viceroy of India (1943–47)

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“It’s very mixed. It’s heartbreaking, honestly,” said Wavell, who began processing aloud, once more, the longings of the heart, the musings of the mind, and the complexities of staying, of going, of not knowing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

Relief efforts started to be put into place by the end of 1943 with the arrival of a new viceroy, Field Marshall Lord Wavell.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

What: Reread “Lord of the Rings” and “Other Men’s Flowers,” an anthology of poems by Lord Wavell which includes almost all of my favorites.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

“Other men’s flowers,” an anthology by Lord Wavell, is one of his personal favorites.

From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2019

Nor should one forget the Arab Rifles, raised by that wonderful fellow Wavell, whose brother was a prisoner with me in Germany.

From Sketches of the East Africa Campaign by Dolbey, Robert Valentine

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