The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Thomas Needham Furnival Wilson

Wilson, Thomas Needham Furnival

Major-General

* 20th of March 1896

† 15th of May 1961

(King's Royal Rifle Corps)

Promotions

1936-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1938-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-12-28 Acting Brigadier
1940-06-28 Temporary Brigadier
1940-10-11 Colonel (Dated back 1939-01-01)
1943-03-03 Acting Major-General
1944-03-03 Temporary Major-General
1946-09-14 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1936-02-16 1938-01-17 Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office
1938-01-18 1938-07-31 Military Assistant to the Chief of the Imperial General Staff
1938-08-01 1939-12-27 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
1939-12-28 1940-12-17 Commanding Officer 3rd Infantry Brigade [France]
1940-12-18 1941-07-30 Brigadier General Staff, Scottish Command
1941-07-30 1942-XX-XX Brigadier General Staff, British Army Staff Washington
1942-03-10 1942-07-04 Commanding Officer 9th Infantry Brigade
1942-07-08 1943-03-02 Commandant of School of Infantry
1943-03-01 1944-12-14 Director of Infantry, War Office
1946-02-13 1946-06-01 Aide-de-Camp to the King
1946-09-14 Retired