The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Tope, Wilfrid Shakespeare
Major-General
* 19th of August 1892
† 28th of February 1962
(Royal Army Service Corps)
Promotions
| 1939-10-14 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-01-14 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-12 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-02-12 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-12 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-08-10 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-01-28 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-02-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-01-25 | Colonel |
| 1944-01-28 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-02-25 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General |
| 1947-01-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-03-06 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-10-06 | – | 1942-01-26 | Special Employment, Middle East |
| 1942-01-27 | – | 1942-08-09 | Deputy Director of Supplies & Transport ?, Middle East |
| 1942-08-10 | – | 1943-01-27 | Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering ?, Middle East |
| 1943-XX-XX | Director of Mechanical Engineering, War Office | ||
| 1943-11-09 | – | 1944-XX-XX | Director of Mechanical Engineering, Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa] |
| 1947-01-01 | – | 1950-01-01 | Director of Mechanical Engineering, War Office |
| 1950-01-17 | – | 1957-08-19 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers |
| 1950-01-29 | Retired | ||
| 1953-05-14 | – | 1954-11-14 | Honorary Colonel, ?, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Territorial Army |