The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier William Edward Van Cutsem

Van Cutsem, William Edward

Brigadier

* 11th of July 1891

† 30th of September 1971

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1934-09-24 Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-09-02 Brevet Colonel (Dated back to 1937-09-24)
1938-09-24 Colonel (Dated back to 1937-09-24)
1939-09-03 Acting Brigadier
1940-03-03 Temporary Brigadier
1945-12-17 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1938-09-02 1939-09-02 General Staff Officer 1, War Office
1939-09-03 1940-08-27 Deputy Director of Military Intelligence, War Office
1940-08-28 1943-XX-XX Employed, Foreign Office
1942-XX-XX 1943-XX-XX Member of the Military Sub-Committee on Post War Planning
1943-07-13 1943-10-11 Brigadier General Staff (Military Operations), War Office
1943-10-12 1944-XX-XX Brigadier General Staff (Post Hostilities Planning), War Office
1945-12-17 Retired
Picture source: From: "The Royal Engineers Journal", 1973, Vol. 87, No. 1