The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Dickinson, Douglas Povah
Lieutenant-General
* 6th of November 1886
† 8th of January 1949
(Welch Regiment)
Promotions
| 1925-10-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1928-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1932-01-01 | Brevet Colonel (Dated back to 1931-01-01) |
| 1934-11-22 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-08-28 | Colonel (Dated back to 1931-01-01) |
| 1936-10-01 | Local Brigadier |
| 1939-01-28 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-07-01 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-05-23) |
| 1940-08-21 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-11-26 | Relinquish the acting rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1925-10-01 | – | 1928-09-30 | Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General Staff College Camberley |
| 1930-12-12 | – | 1932-10-02 | Inspector Iraq Army in Kurdistan |
| 1932-10-03 | – | 1932-12-11 | Inspector with British Military Mission attached to the Iraq Army |
| 1934-11-22 | – | 1936-08-26 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Welch Regiment |
| 1936-08-26 | – | 1939-06-30 | Commanding Officer Nigeria Regiment |
| 1939-07-01 | – | 1939-09-01 | Inspector-General of African Colonial Forces |
| 1939-09-01 | – | 1940-11-25 | General Officer Commanding in Chief East Africa Command |
| 1940-11-26 | – | 1941-01-06 | Unemployed |
| 1941-01-07 | – | 1944-06-12 | Chief Administration Officer, Western Command |
| 1941-01-17 | – | 1949-01-08 | Colonel, Welch Regiment |
| 1944-06-12 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x167187, National Portrait Gallery, London