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Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley CB, DSO, MC (15 August 1896 – 26 August 1983) was commander of the 51st (Highland) Division at the Second Battle of El Alamein in the Second World War and lead it across North Africa to Sicily. A career soldier, he became an officer during the Great War of 1914-1918 on the Western Front. He later served as a staff and line Officer in many parts of the British Empire in the interwar years, before rising to the command of the unit which would make his name in the Middle East.

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  • Douglas Wimberley
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  • Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley CB, DSO, MC (15 August 1896 – 26 August 1983) was commander of the 51st (Highland) Division at the Second Battle of El Alamein in the Second World War and lead it across North Africa to Sicily. A career soldier, he became an officer during the Great War of 1914-1918 on the Western Front. He later served as a staff and line Officer in many parts of the British Empire in the interwar years, before rising to the command of the unit which would make his name in the Middle East.
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  • 1915(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1896-08-15(xsd:date)
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death place
Nickname
  • Tartan Tam
Name
  • Douglas Neil Wimberley
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  • Wimberley as Principal of University College, Dundee
Birth Place
  • Inverness
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  • 1983-08-26(xsd:date)
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  • 1943(xsd:integer)
  • 1946(xsd:integer)
  • 1948(xsd:integer)
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  • Principal of University College, Dundee
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  • 63740(xsd:integer)
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  • Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley CB, DSO, MC (15 August 1896 – 26 August 1983) was commander of the 51st (Highland) Division at the Second Battle of El Alamein in the Second World War and lead it across North Africa to Sicily. A career soldier, he became an officer during the Great War of 1914-1918 on the Western Front. He later served as a staff and line Officer in many parts of the British Empire in the interwar years, before rising to the command of the unit which would make his name in the Middle East. After the war he served as the Principal of University College, Dundee before retiring and writing his memoirs.
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