The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Thomas Bell Lindsay Churchill

Churchill, Thomas Bell Lindsay

Major-General

* 1st of November 1907

† 19th of February 1990

(Manchester Regiment)

Nickname: Tom

Promotions

1941-04-24 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-07-24 War Substantive Major
1941-07-24 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-08-31 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-03-06 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-10-22 Acting Colonel
1943-10-22 Acting Brigadier
1944-04-22 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-04-22 Temporary Colonel
1944-04-22 Temporary Brigadier
1944-12-29 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1945-03-28 Temporary Brigadier
1949-03-30 Lieutenant-Colonel
1950-01-11 Colonel
1953-03-01 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1953-04-18 Temporary Brigadier
1955-01-01 Brigadier
1955-06-02 Local Major-General
1955-06-06 Temporary Major-General
1956-09-04 Major-General

Service

1941-04-24 1942-08-31 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1943-03-06 1943-10-21 General Staff Officer 1, ? [Italy]
1943-10-22 1944-10-29 Commanding Officer 2nd Special Service Brigade [Italy]
1945-03-28 1945-09-11 Commanding Officer 182nd Infantry Brigade
1945-09-25 1946-XX-XX Commanding Officer 11th Infantry Brigade [Austria]
1946-XX-XX 1949-02-20 Commanding Officer 138th Infantry Brigade [Austria]
1947-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX Commanding Officer British Zone Austria
1953-04-18 1955-05-31 Brigadier (A/Q), Western Command
1954-01-09 1958-09-01 Colonel, Manchester Regiment
1955-06-06 1957-04-14 Chief Administration Officer, Far East Land Forces
1957-07-30 1960-06-28 Vice Quartermaster-General to the Forces, War Office
1958-09-01 1962-07-17 Colonel, King's Regiment
1960-08-15 1962-09-07 Deputy Chief of Staff, Allied Land Forces Central Europe
1962-11-03 Retired
Picture source: NPG x166548, National Portrait Gallery, London