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James Wilson (British Army officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir (Alexander) James Wilson KBE MC (13 April 1921 – 17 December 2004) was a British Army officer who commanded South East District.
==Military career==
Educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, Wilson originally enlisted with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and was then commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1941.〔(Obituary: Lieutenant-General Sir James Wilson ) The Telegraph, 31 December 2004〕 He served in World War II in North Africa and in Italy earning the MC for taking the village of Lusia.〔 After the War he served as private secretary to the Commander-in-Chief of the newly independent Pakistan Army.〔 He served in Kenya during the Mau Mau Uprising in 1954 and became Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1962.〔Debrett's People of Today 1994〕 He was appointed Chief of Staff for the United Nations force in Cyprus in 1964, Commander of 147th Infantry Brigade in 1966 and Director of Army Recruiting at the Ministry of Defence in 1967.〔 He went on to be General Officer Commanding North West District in 1970, Vice Adjutant-General in 1972 and General Officer Commanding South East District in 1974 before retiring in 1977.〔
In retirement he was Chairman and then Chief Executive of the Tobacco Advisory Council.〔 He was also a Football Correspondent for The Sunday Times.〔
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