The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Robert Stedman Lewis

Lewis, Robert Stedman

Major-General

* 20th of March 1898

† 3rd of May 1987

(Indian Army Ordnance Corps)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1937-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-09-03 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-12-03 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-01-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-06-01 Acting Colonel
1940-12-01 Temporary Colonel
1943-03-11 Acting Brigadier
1943-09-11 Temporary Brigadier
1944-01-17 Colonel (Dated back to 1940-01-01)
1945-01-05 Acting Major-General
1946-01-05 Temporary Major-General
1948-03-13 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1939-07-10 1940-05-31 Assistant Director of Ordnance Services (Provision Section), Army Headquarters India
1940-06-01 1942-09-09 Deputy Director of Ordnance Services (Provision Section), Army Headquarters India
1942-12-19 1943-06-08 Deputy Director of Ordnance Services (IV), Army Headquarters India
1943-06-09 1945-01-04 Deputy Director of Ordnance Services, Army Headquarters India
1945-01-05 1947-08-15 Director of Ordnance Services, Army Headquarters India
1948-03-13 Retired