The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier William Ernest Underhill

Underhill, William Ernest

Brigadier

* 9th of January 1898

† 1968

(Royal Leicestershire Regiment)

Promotions

1940-07-04 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-10-04 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-01-20 Acting Colonel
1944-07-20 Temporary Colonel
1944-07-20 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-09-09 Acting Brigadier
1945-01-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1945-03-09 Temporary Brigadier
1948-11-03 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1940-07-04 1942-04-26 Commanding Officer 7th Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment
1942-04-27 1944-01-19 General Staff Officer 1 ?
1944-01-20 1944-09-08 Commanding Officer 102nd Reinforcement Group, Line of Communication [Northwestern Europe]
1944-09-09 1945-06-XX Commanding Officer, 16th Line of Communication Sub-Area (Ghent) [Northwestern Europe]
1948-11-03 Retired