The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Ramsden, William Havelock Chaplin
Lieutenant-General
* 3rd of October 1888
† 16th of December 1969
(Royal Hampshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1933-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-02-16 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-07-06 | Colonel (Dated back to 1936-01-01) |
| 1939-07-06 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-12-12 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-07-08 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-10-06 | Major-General |
Service
| 1936-02-16 | – | 1939-07-05 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment |
| 1939-07-06 | – | 1939-10-28 | Commanding Officer West Lancashire Area |
| 1939-10-29 | – | 1940-12-01 | Commanding Officer 25th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1940-11-29 | – | 1940-12-08 | Acting General Officer Commanding 47th Infantry Division |
| 1940-12-10 | – | 1940-12-12 | Commanding Officer 25th Infantry Brigade |
| 1940-12-13 | – | 1942-07-07 | General Officer Commanding 50th Infantry Division [Cypres - North Africa] |
| 1942-07-08 | – | 1942-09-10 | General Officer Commanding XXX Corps [North Africa] |
| 1942-12-15 | – | 1943-12-12 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Division |
| 1944-01-25 | – | 1945-05-14 | General Officer Commanding Sudan Defence Force |
| 1944-01-25 | – | 1945-05-14 | General Officer Commanding British Troops in Sudan & Eritrea |
| 1945-09-25 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond