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Lack of information

Unfortunately, there are certain immediate gaps in the life of Major-General Wimberley. These are;

The details of his service on the Western Front, 1915-1918.
The particulars of his winning the Military Cross.
The details of his service in Russia.
His activities in India.

Most of the information in this article is derived from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, personal knowledge and the internet. In due course I shall put up the "References" section, scant tho it is. -- Harlsbottom 22:54, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Decorations

The awards field of the infobox reads: "DSO, MC, DSO". Does this mean he received the DSO twice? Isn't the correct form "DSO and bar"? --Raoulduke47 11:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies, but I have no idea why I put that in the awards box. A brief overview of my sources says that he didn't get a DSO until 1942, by which time his active army career had a year to run, so I doubt he was awarded a bar to it. I've added the date of his DSO, although I have no specific details on it. --Harlsbottom 22:21, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

51st Command dates

The succession box had 1942-1943, but the article and other refs suggest he took command in 1941 so I have changed. Dunarc (talk) 15:22, 6 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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