The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Beard, Edmund Charles
Major-General
* 21st of April 1894
† 20th of January 1974
(Duke of Wellington's Regiment)
Promotions
| 1935-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-16 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-06-20 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-09-16 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1940-10-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1938-07-01) |
| 1940-12-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-05-23 | Local Major-General |
| 1943-06-01 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-06-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-08-21 | Granted the honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1934-02-27 | – | 1938-02-20 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1939-08-01 | – | 1939-12-15 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
| 1940-01-05 | – | 1940-06-17 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 44th Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-06-19 | – | 1942-03-06 | Commanding Officer 133rd Infantry Brigade |
| 1942-04-01 | – | 1943-05-22 | Brigadier General Staff, Home Forces |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | District Officer Commanding Poona Area [India] |
| 1944-11-27 | – | Special appointment | |
| 1946-01-15 | – | 1946-08-21 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1946-08-21 | Retired | ||
| 1948-01-01 | – | 1957-10-06 | Colonel South Lancashire Regiment |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley