WAVELL Definition & Meaning

Wavell

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

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WavellArchibald (Percival), 1st Earl18831950MBritishMILITARY: general 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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But his wife, yoga instructor Claire Wavell, wasn’t sure she wanted to return.

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Wavell’s “Other Men’s Flowers” as a birthday present when I was young.

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

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As was British officer and later Field Marshal Archibald Wavell: “After the ‘war to end war,’ they seem to have been pretty successful in Paris at making the ‘Peace to end Peace.’

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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.

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