The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
O'Connor, Richard Nugent
General
* 21st of August 1889
† 17th of June 1981
(Cameronians)
Nickname: Dick
Promotions
| 1926-12-17 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-01-12 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-04-03 | Colonel (Dated back to 1929-12-17) |
| 1936-04-03 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1938-09-29 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-01-06) |
| 1940-10-05 | Local Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-11-03 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-05-18 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1941-08-10) |
| 1945-04-17 | General |
Service
| 1925-09-03 | – | 1927-08-31 | Commanding Officer Company of Gentleman Cadets, Royal Military College Sandhurst |
| 1927-10-01 | – | 1930-01-20 | Instructor at Staff College Camberley |
| 1930-01-XX | – | 1930-12-XX | Commanding Officer Machine Gun Company, 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [Egypt] |
| 1930-12-XX | – | 1932-04-XX | Brigade Machine Gun Officer ? [Egypt] |
| 1932-04-07 | – | 1935-01-14 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1935-01-15 | – | 1936-01-XX | Attending the Imperial Defence College |
| 1936-01-12 | – | 1936-04-02 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
| 1936-04-03 | – | 1938-09-28 | Commanding Officer Peshawar Brigade [India] |
| 1938-09-29 | – | 1939-11-03 | Military-Governor of Jerusalem [Palestine] |
| 1939-09-29 | – | 1939-11-03 | General Officer Commanding 7th Division [Middle East] |
| 1939-11-03 | – | 1940-06-17 | General Officer Commanding 6th Division [Middle East - North Africa] |
| 1940-06-17 | – | 1940-11-02 | General Officer Commanding Western Desert Force [North Africa] |
| 1940-11-02 | – | 1941-02-15 | General Officer Commanding XIII Corps [North Africa] |
| 1941-02-16 | – | 1941-04-08 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt |
| 1941-04-09 | – | 1943-12-XX | Prisoner of War [Italy] |
| 1944-01-21 | – | 1944-12-01 | General Officer Commanding VIII Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-01-02 | – | 1945-11-XX | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command [India] |
| 1945-11-XX | – | 1946-05-XX | General Officer Commanding in Chief Western Command [India] |
| 1946-04-05 | – | 1948-01-30 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1946-06-17 | – | 1947-08-XX | Adjutant-General to the Forces |
| 1948-01-30 | Retired | ||
| 1951-02-12 | – | 1954-08-22 | Colonel, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) |
Picture source: NPG x21674, National Portrait Gallery, London