Douglas Wimberley

Douglas Wimberley
Wimberley with the 152nd Infantry Brigade in Inverness, February 1941
Nickname(s)	"Tartan Tam" "Lang Tam"
Born	(1896-08-15)15 August 1896 Inverness, Scotland
Died	26 August 1983(1983-08-26) (aged 87) Coupar Angus, Scotland
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1915–1946
Rank	Major-General
Service number	10800
Unit	Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Machine Gun Corps
Commands held	Staff College, Camberley (1943−44) 51st (Highland) Infantry Division (1941−43) 46th Infantry Division (1941) 152nd Infantry Brigade (1940−41) 13th Infantry Brigade (1940) 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (1938−39)
Battles/wars	First World War Russian Civil War Anglo-Irish War North-West Frontier Second World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in despatches (2)
Other work	Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod Principal of University College, Dundee

Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley, CB, DSO, MC (15 August 1896 – 26 August 1983) was a British Army officer who, during the Second World War, commanded the 51st (Highland) Division for two years, from 1941 to 1943, notably at the Second Battle of El Alamein, before leading it across North Africa and in the Allied campaign in Sicily.