The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Richard James Moberly

Moberly, Richard James

Major-General

* 2nd of July 1906

† 21st of December 2001

Nickname: Dick

Promotions

1942-04-06 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-07-06 War Substantive Major
1942-07-06 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-02-03 Major
1943-12-10 Acting Colonel
1944-06-10 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-06-10 Temporary Colonel
1945-05-25 Acting Brigadier
1945-11-06 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1945-11-06 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1946-06-23 Temporary Colonel
1947-03-25 Lieutenant-Colonel
1948-03-25 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1949-07-25 Temporary Colonel
1950-01-25 Colonel
1952-04-17 Temporary Brigadier
1954-01-01 Brigadier
1955-09-12 Temporary Major-General
1956-09-30 Major-General

Service

1942-XX-XX 1943-XX-XX Commanding Officer 1st Airborne Divisional Signals
1943-12-10 1945-09-16 Chief Signal Officer, I Airborne Corps
1945-09-17 1947-03-25 Commandant of Indian Signal Training Centre
1948-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX Commanding Officer 1st Signal Training Regiment
1949-07-25 1952-03-19 Deputy Commandant School of Signals
1952-04-17 1954-08-20 Deputy Director of Signals, War Office
1954-11-01 1957-07-01 Chief Signal Officer, Northern Army Group [Germany]
1957-08-XX 1960-09-XX Signal Officer in Chief, War Office
1960-10-03 Retired
1961-XX-XX 1964-XX-XX Director of Communications Electronic Equipment, Ministry of Defence
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958