Brian Denis Wilson Explained

Brian Denis Wilson, CBE (;12 June 1924 – 22 May 2024) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator in Hong Kong.

During the Second World War, he took part in Operation Market Garden, during which he lost a leg.[1] [2]

After the war, he joined the Colonial Administrative Service and was posted to Hong Kong, where he rose to become Director of Urban Services.

In 2000, he published a memoir detailing his experiences within the Service from 1943 to 1983.[3]

References

  1. News: 1 August 2024 . Brian Wilson, platoon commander who survived a savage assault in Normandy but was badly hit in Holland – obituary . The Telegraph.
  2. News: 14 August 2024 . Brian Wilson obituary: platoon commander in Operation Market Garden . The Times.
  3. Web site: Wilson . Brian . 2000 . Hong Kong Then . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128093203/https://www.britishempire.co.uk/article/hongkongthen.htm . 28 November 2023 . 18 August 2024 . The British Empire.

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