| Date | 21 May 1884 |
|---|---|
| Source | The London Gazette of 21 May 1884, Num. 25356, p. 2277 |
| Reference | SUD-0001 |
| Volume | Sudan Campaign |
| Collection | Victoria Cross Recipients |
Captain Wilson, on the staff of Rear-Admiral Sir William Hewett, took the place of the mortally wounded Lieutenant Royds during the Battle of El-Teb on February 29th. As the troops advanced, he engaged in single combat with the enemy to protect his detachment until reinforcements arrived. Despite being wounded, Captain Wilson remained with the half battery throughout the day.
Extract from The London Gazette
| Name: | Arthur Knyvet Wilson, 3rd Bart, VC GCB OM GCVO |
| Born: | 4 Mar 1842; Swaffham, Norfolk. |
| Died: | 21 May 1921; ‘Beech Cottage’, Swaffham, Norfolk. |
| Buried: | St Peter & St Paul’s Churchyard, Swaffham, Norfolk. |
| Unit: | HMS Hecla, Naval Brigade, Royal Navy |
| Date of Action: | 29 Feb 1884 |
| Place: | El-Teb, Sudan |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Gazetted: | The London Gazette of 21 May 1884, Num. 25356, p. 2277 |
| VC No: | 400 |
| Presented: | 6 Jun 1884 by Commander in Chief Portsmouth, Admiral Sir G Phipps-Hornby, at Portsmouth. |
| Displayed: | Royal Navy Museum, Portsmouth |
| References: | [16] [17] |
| Connection: | Educated at Eton College. Named on the VC/GC Memorial at Eton College. |
| Awards: | Victoria CrossKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of Merit Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire) Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark) Order of the Netherlands Lion |