Arthur Knyvet Wilson

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About Arthur Knyvet Wilson

Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, VC, GCB, OM, GCVO (March 4, 1842 - May 25, 1921), was an English Admiral and First Sea Lord. He received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces during the war in Sudan. He was born on 4 March 1842 in Swaffham in Norfolk, the son of Rear-Admiral George Knyvet Wilson. He was the nephew of Major-General Sir Archdale Wilson of Delhi.

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