The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Stratton, William Henry
Lieutenant-General
* 15th of October 1903
† 25th of November 1989
(Royal Engineers)
Promotions
| 1940-11-25 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-25 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-08-08 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-08-08 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-02-08 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-02-08 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-02-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-05-19 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1942-05-19 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-07-30 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-07-30 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-01-03 | Colonel |
| 1945-06-30 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-04-01 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1947-01-09 | Acting Major-General |
| 1947-04-07 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-09-17 | Major-General (Dated back to 1946-01-18) |
| 1955-12-27 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1940-11-25 | – | 1941-08-07 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1941-08-08 | – | 1942-05-19 | Brigadier General Staff (Training), Home Forces |
| 1942-06-10 | – | 1942-07-29 | Commander Royal Engineers, ? |
| 1942-07-30 | – | 1943-03-14 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1943-04-19 | – | 1944-03-17 | Commander Royal Engineers, ? |
| 1944-03-18 | – | 1944-09-15 | Brigadier General Staff (Operations & Plans), 8th Army [Italy] |
| 1944-09-16 | – | 1945-06-26 | Commanding Officer 169th Infantry Brigade [Italy] |
| 1945-06-25 | – | 1945-06-29 | Brigadier General Staff, British Troops in Austria |
| 1947-01-09 | – | 1949-01-30 | Chief of Staff, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1949-03-05 | – | 1951-10-26 | Commandant of Joint Services Staff College |
| 1952-01-18 | – | 1953-11-27 | Head of the British Army Mission Washington |
| 1953-12-14 | – | 1955-12-15 | General Officer Commanding 42nd Infantry Division |
| 1953-12-14 | – | 1955-12-15 | District Officer Commanding North-West District |
| 1955-12-31 | – | 1957-06-01 | General Officer Commanding British Forces in Hong Kong |
| 1957-09-23 | – | 1960-08-08 | Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1960-09-05 | Retired | ||
| 1960-10-10 | – | 1968-10-15 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers |
| 1960-XX-XX | – | 1962-XX-XX | Inspector-General of Civil Defence, Home Office |