The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Wade, Douglas Ashton Lofft
Major-General
* 13th of March 1898
† 14th of January 1996
(Royal Signals)
Promotions
| 1940-04-26 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-07-26 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-13 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-07-13 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-10-04 | Acting Major-General |
| 1943-10-04 | War Substantive Colonel |
| 1943-10-04 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1943-12-31 | Colonel (Dated back to 1943-10-04) |
| 1947-10-04 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-11-22) |
Service
| 1940-04-26 | – | 1940-06-30 | General Staff Officer 1, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-07-01 | – | 1941-05-15 | General Staff Officer 1, Home Forces |
| 1941-05-16 | – | 1942-10-03 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1942-10-04 | – | 1944-10-03 | Deputy Adjutant-General (2), Army Headquarters India |
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1947-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding Madras Area [India] |
| 1947-XX-XX | Member of Indian Armed Forces Nationalisation Committee | ||
| 1947-09-XX | – | 1948-07-XX | District Officer Commanding Malaya District |
| 1948-XX-XX | – | 1949-XX-XX | President of War Crimes Review Board |
| 1950-01-25 | Retired |
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958