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Percival Spearman Wilkinson

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Major-General Sir Percival Spearman Wilkinson KCMG, CB (5 July 1865 – 4 November 1953) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers.

Military career

Wilkinson was commissioned into the 5th Regiment of Foot on 10 November 1883.^[1] He became Inspector General of the Royal West African Frontier Force in 1909.^[2] Promoted to major-general on 8 August 1912, he served as Commander of the 1st Secunderabad Infantry Brigade, part of the 9th (Secunderabad) Division, on internal security duties in India^[3] and then, from August 1915, as General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Division^[4] during the First World War. He became colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers in January 1915^[5] before he retired on 4 July 1923.^[6] In retirement he was Chief Commissioner of St. John Ambulance.^[5]

References

1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=25286|page=5304|date=9 November 1883}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/northumberlandwilkinson.htm|title=Major-General Sir Percival Spearman Wilkinson KCMG CB|publisher=British Empire|accessdate=6 February 2016}}
3. ^Perry 1993, p. 106
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205073387|title=The Battle of the Somme, July to November 2016|publisher=Imperial war Museum|accessdate=3 April 2017}}
5. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/northumberlandcolonel.htm|title=Colonels|publisher=British Empire|accessdate=6 February 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=88890882&mode=transcription|title=Army List 1940|publisher=War Office|accessdate=6 February 2016}}

Sources

{{cite book| ref = | last = Perry | first = F.W.| year = 1993| title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions| publisher = Ray Westlake Military Books| location = Newport| isbn = 1-871167-23-X}}

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