The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Borrett, Oswald Cuthbert
Lieutenant-General
* 4th of March 1878
† 28th of July 1950
(King's Own Royal Regiment)
Promotions
| 1915-08-17 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1916-06-03 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-07-13 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1918-04-02 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1918-10-11 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1919-04-14 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1919-04-15 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-06-03 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1919-08-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-10-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1920-06-20 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1920-12-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General |
| 1921-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant |
| 1922-01-05 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel-Commandant |
| 1923-05-03 | Temporary Colonel-Commandant |
| 1927-05-03 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel-Commandant |
| 1927-08-17 | Temporary Colonel-Commandant |
| 1928-06-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1930-11-03 | Major-General |
| 1935-06-30 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-07-21 | Reverts to the rank of Colonel at his own request |
| 1941-10-14 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1915-08-17 | – | 1916-07-15 | Commanding Officer 5th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
| 1916-07-16 | – | 1917-07-12 | Commanding Officer ? Battalion, Royal Lancastershire Regiment |
| 1917-07-13 | – | 1918-04-02 | Commanding Officer 197th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1918-10-11 | – | 1918-11-18 | Commanding Officer 54th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1918-11-19 | – | 1919-04-14 | Commanding Officer 55th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1919-04-15 | – | 1919-09-03 | Commanding Officer 51st Battalion, Liverpool Regiment |
| 1919-06-03 | – | 1930-11-03 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1920-06-20 | – | 1921-03-31 | Commanding Officer 24th Indian Brigade, Waziristan Field Force [India] |
| 1921-04-01 | – | 1922-01-04 | Commanding Officer Wana Column |
| 1922-01-05 | – | 1923-05-03 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment |
| 1923-05-03 | – | 1927-05-03 | Commanding Officer 7th Indian Infantry Brigade |
| 1926-11-19 | – | 1945-01-01 | Colonel, King's Own Royal Regiment |
| 1927-05-03 | – | 1927-08-17 | Half-pay |
| 1927-08-17 | – | 1931-05-16 | Commanding Officer British Troops, Shanghai Area [China] |
| 1931-02-16 | – | 1931-05-14 | Half-pay |
| 1931-05-15 | – | 1932-11-30 | General Officer Commanding 46th Infantry Division |
| 1932-12-01 | – | 1935-11-07 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in China |
| 1935-11-08 | – | 1938-10-26 | Half-pay |
| 1936-03-06 | – | 1939-03-06 | Lieutenant of Tower of London |
| 1938-10-26 | Retired | ||
| 1940-06-10 | – | 1941-07-21 | Inspector of Prisoners of War, War Office |
| 1941-10-14 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x179874, National Portrait Gallery, London