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Portrait of Brigadier Henry Ormsby Wiley

Wiley, Henry Ormsby

Brigadier

* 25th of March 1891

† 23rd of May 1960

(5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoons)

Nickname: How

Promotions

1933-11-02 Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-09-08 Brevet Colonel
1938-09-08 Temporary Brigadier
1938-09-27 Colonel (Dated back to 1936-11-02)
1940-06-22 Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier
1941-01-03 Reverts to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel at his own request
1945-08-30 Colonel
1945-08-30 Re-Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier

Service

1933-11-02 1937-11-01 Commanding Officer 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoons
1937-11-01 1938-08-01 Half pay
1938-09-08 1940-05-18 Commanding Officer 6th Cavalry Brigade [Middle East]
1940-06-22 Retired
1941-01-03 Recalled
1945-08-30 Retired