Arthur Gillespie Wilson

Major General Arthur Gillespie Wilson, CBE, DSO (29 September 1900 – 15 February 1982) was an Australian Army officer.

Arthur Gillespie Wilson
Major Wilson in c. 1942
Born	(1900-09-29)29 September 1900 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	15 February 1982(1982-02-15) (aged 81) Stirling, South Australia
Buried	Centennial Park Cemetery
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1918–1957
Rank	Major General
Service number	343 (VX12398)[1]
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order

He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School (where he was a classmate of another future major general, Albert Hellstrom)^[2] and the Royal Military College, Duntroon.

Wilson was awarded a Distinguished Service Order on 6 March 1947 for his services during the Second World War.^[3] He was appointed to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1955 New Year Honours.^[4][5]