The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General William Oswald Bowen

Bowen, William Oswald

Major-General

* 10th of November 1898

† 14th of January 1961

(Royal Signals)

Nickname: Bill

Promotions

1941-04-01 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-07-01 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-07-12 Acting Colonel
1941-12-15 Acting Brigadier
1942-01-12 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-01-12 Temporary Colonel
1942-06-15 Temporary Brigadier
1942-08-31 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1942-10-23 Temporary Brigadier
1943-01-22 Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-09-04 Colonel (Dated back to 1945-01-12)
1949-05-10 Brigadier
1949-06-02 Temporary Major-General
1949-09-12 Major-General

Service

1939-05-18 1941-XX-XX Commanding Officer Army Signals Burma
1941-XX-XX 1942-10-22 Chief Signal Officer, Burma Army
1942-10-23 1943-10-15 Chief Signal Officer, Eastern Army [India]
1943-10-16 1945-11-01 Chief Signal Officer, 14th Army [Burma]
1946-02-23 1949-05-XX Chief Signal Officer, Western Command
1949-06-02 1951-11-04 Chief Signal Officer, Middle East Land Forces
1951-12-20 1954-09-01 Director of Signals, War Office
1954-09-29 Retired
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958