Colonel Henry James Wilson CBE TD (10 June 1904 – 26 March 1985), known as both Harry and Jock, worked in the London County and Westminster Bank prior to his military career.
Henry (Harry) Wilson enlisted into the London Scottish in 1923 and served throughout the inter-war years in the unit which was part of the Territorial Army.
[2] By March 1940 Henry had been put in charge of the regiment's Recruit Training Company at Folkestone with the rank of Major and in April 1941 had been posted to 1st Battalion as second-in-command.
During this time the 1st Battalion had been in constant action and in fact saw the only Victoria Cross won by the Gordon Highlanders and the London Scottish during the entire war, whilst under Harry's command.
Shortly afterwards Harry left the 1st Battalion to take up a series of appointments with the Army Welfare Service which was to last between 9 February 1944 until 30 September 1949 firstly in Italy, then the Middle East, and finally the War Office in London.