The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Williams, Edward Alexander Wilmot
Major-General
* 8th of June 1910
† 9th of November 1994
Nickname: Alick
Promotions
| 1943-04-19 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-19 | War Substantive Major |
| 1943-07-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-11-28 | Reverted to War Substantive Major |
| 1944-01-31 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-03-24 | Acting Colonel |
| 1945-03-24 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-04-19 | Reverted to Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1946-07-01 | Major |
| 1951-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1952-06-21 | Reverted to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1953-10-13 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1956-01-16 | Colonel (Dated back to 1954-06-08) |
| 1956-01-16 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1958-06-08 | Brigadier |
| 1960-02-08 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1960-02-13 | Major-General |
Service
| 1943-04-19 | – | 1943-10-17 | General Staff Officer 1, ? Division |
| 1944-01-31 | – | 1945-03-08 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The King's Royal Rifle Corps [Italy] |
| 1945-03-08 | – | 1945-03-23 | General Staff Officer 1, Allied Force Headquarters [Italy] |
| 1945-03-24 | – | 1945-04-19 | Brigadier General Staff ? |
| 1945-04-20 | – | 1945-09-30 | General Staff Officer 1 ? |
| 1945-10-01 | – | 1946-12-XX | General Staff Officer 1, Central Mediterranean Forces |
| 1947-XX-XX | Attending the US Armed Forces Staff College | ||
| 1947-09-08 | – | 1949-12-21 | Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office |
| 1949-12-22 | – | 1952-06-08 | Instructor at Joint Services Staff College |
| 1954-XX-XX | – | 1955-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion The 60th Rifles |
| 1956-01-16 | – | 1957-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Infantry Brigade |
| 1958-XX-XX | Attending the Imperial Defence College | ||
| 1959-XX-XX | Brigadier Author, War Office | ||
| 1960-02-08 | – | 1962-02-20 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division [Germany] |
| 1962-06-01 | – | 1962-11-09 | Chief of Staff, Far East Land Forces |
| 1962-11-09 | – | 1963-11-10 | District Officer Commanding Singapore Base District |
| 1964-XX-XX | Chairman of Vehicle Committee, Ministry of Defence | ||
| 1965-01-28 | Retired |