The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Beckwith-Smith, Merton Beckwith
Major-General
* 11th of July 1890
† 11th of November 1942
(Coldstream Guards)
Nickname: Becky
Promotions
| 1926-10-15 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-10-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-10-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1933-07-01) |
| 1938-02-12 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-07-14 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-08-02 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-08-04) |
Service
| 1926-10-15 | – | 1930-10-14 | Commanding Officer Oxford University Contingent, Officer Training Corps |
| 1931-XX-XX | Attending the Senior Officer's School Sheerness | ||
| 1932-10-01 | – | 1934-10-01 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards |
| 1934-10-01 | – | 1938-01-25 | Commanding Officer Welsh Guards & Regimental District |
| 1938-02-12 | – | 1939-06-28 | Commanding Officer Lahore Brigade Area [India] |
| 1939-07-03 | – | 1940-05-31 | Commanding Officer 1st Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1940-05-31 | – | 1940-06-03 | Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division [France] |
| 1940-06-03 | – | 1940-07-14 | Commanding Officer 1st Infantry Brigade |
| 1940-06-09 | – | 1940-06-13 | Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division |
| 1940-07-14 | – | 1942-02-15 | General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division [Malaya] |
| 1942-02-15 | – | 1942-11-11 | Prisoner of War |
| 1942-11-11 | Died in captivity |
Picture source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Maj-Gen_Beckwith-Smith.jpg