The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Rees, Thomas Wynford
Major-General
* 12th of January 1898
† 15th of October 1959
(6th Rajputana Rifles)
(Indian Army)
Nickname: Pete
Nickname: The Docker
Nickname: General Sahip Bahadur
Nickname: Napoleon
Promotions
| 1937-12-10 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-07-07 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-06-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-12-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-03-21 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-09-21 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-03-30 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-03-16 | Colonel (Dated back to 1940-12-10) |
| 1944-03-06 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-01-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1937-01-25 | – | 1938-01-31 | General Staff Officer 2, Waziristan District [India] |
| 1938-XX-XX | – | 1939-XX-XX | Second-in-Command 5th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles |
| – | 1939-07-07 | Officiating Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles | |
| 1939-07-07 | – | Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles | |
| 1940-06-01 | – | 1941-03-20 | General Staff Officer 1, 4th Indian Infantry Division |
| 1941-03-21 | – | 1942-03-29 | Commanding Officer 10th Indian Infantry Brigade [Sudan] |
| 1942-03-30 | – | 1942-06-21 | General Officer Commanding 10th Indian Infantry Division [Middle East - North Africa] |
| 1942-10-XX | – | 1945-12-22 | General Officer Commanding 19th Indian Infantry Division [Burma] |
| 1942-12-27 | – | 1943-07-18 | Brigadier General Staff, XXX Indian Corps [Burma] |
| 1945-12-XX | – | 1947-07-XX | General Officer Commanding 4th Indian Infantry Division |
| 1947-07-XX | – | 1947-09-XX | General Officer Commanding Punjab Boundary Force [India] |
| 1947-XX-XX | Head Military Emergency Staff to Emergency Committee of Cabinet [India] | ||
| 1948-07-19 | Retired |
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