  {{infobox officeholder |honorific-prefix= field marshal the right honourable |name=the earl wavell |honorific-suffix= gcb gcsi gcie cmg mc pc |image=archibald wavell2.jpg |imagesize=240px |caption=sir archibald wavell in field marshal's uniform |order=viceroy and governor-general of india |term_start=1 october 1943 |term_end=21 february 1947 |monarch = george vi |primeminister = winston churchillclement attlee |predecessor=the marquess of linlithgow |successor=the viscount mountbatten of burma |rank=field marshal |branch=british army |commands=6th infantry brigade2nd divisionbritish troops palestine and trans-jordansouthern commandmiddle east commandghq indiaamerican-british-dutch-australian command |unit= |battles=second boer war first world war: *second battle of ypres *sinai and palestine campaign arab revolt in palestine second world war: *north african campaign *pacific war |relations =married to eugenie marie quirk, one son and three daughters |nickname= |allegiance= 25px united kingdom |birth_name=archibald percival wavell |birth_date=  |death_date=  |birth_place=colchester, essex, united kingdom |death_place=westminster, london, united kingdom |serviceyears=1901â1943 |portrayedby= |laterwork=viceroy of india (1943â1947) colonel of the black watch ( â 1950) lord lieutenant of the county of london (1949â1950) constable of the tower of london (1948â1950) |awards=gcb (4 march 1941) gcsi (aug/september 1943) gcie (aug/september 1943) kcb (2 january 1939) cb (1 january 1935) cmg (1 january 1919) [[military
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