The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Lindsell, Wilfrid Gordon
Lieutenant-General
* 29th of September 1884
† 2nd of May 1974
(Royal Artillery)
Nickname: Tommy
Promotions
| 1925-02-03 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1927-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1931-01-01 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1931-07-01 | Colonel (Dated back to 1931-01-01) |
| 1933-09-09 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1938-05-28 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-01-10) |
| 1939-09-04 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-09-04 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1941-08-15 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1925-02-03 | – | 1929-01-13 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1930-10-19 | – | 1933-09-08 | General Staff Officer 1 War Office |
| 1933-09-09 | – | 1935-05-12 | Commandant of Senior Officers' School Sheerness |
| 1935-05-13 | – | 1936-09-28 | Deputy Military Secretary, War Office |
| 1935-05-13 | – | 1936-09-28 | Assistant Secretary of the Selection Board, War Office |
| 1937-09-29 | – | 1938-05-27 | Commander Royal Artillery, 4th Infantry Division |
| 1938-05-28 | – | 1939-09-03 | Chief Administration Officer, Southern Command |
| 1939-09-04 | – | 1940-06-16 | Quartermaster-General, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-09-14 | – | 1950-09-14 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1940-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Quartermaster-General, Home Forces |
| 1941-06-01 | – | Senior Military Adviser, Ministry of Supply | |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Chief Administration Officer, Middle East Command |
| 1943-10-14 | – | 1945-01-19 | Principal Administration Officer, Army Headquarters India |
| 1945-12-29 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x162969, National Portrait Gallery, London