The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Wimberley, Douglas Neil
Major-General
* 15th of August 1896
† 26th of August 1983
(Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders)
Promotions
| 1936-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-12-19 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-16 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-07-20 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-09-16 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1940-10-17 | Colonel (dated back to 1939-01-01) |
| 1941-01-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-05-21 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-05-21 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-07-31 | Major-General (Dated back to 1943-12-24) |
Service
| 1936-01-17 | – | 1938-02-04 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1938-12-19 | – | 1939-12-26 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
| 1939-12-28 | – | 1940-01-08 | Chief Instructor at Senior Officers' School Sheerness |
| 1940-01-09 | – | 1941-01-17 | Commanding Officer ? Brigade |
| 1940-03-16 | – | 1940-07-19 | Instructor at the Tactical School |
| 1940-07-19 | – | 1940-09-12 | Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Brigade |
| 1940-09-13 | – | 1941-05-15 | Commanding Officer 152nd Infantry Brigade |
| 1941-05-22 | – | 1941-06-15 | General Officer Commanding 46th Infantry Division |
| 1941-06-11 | – | 1943-08-21 | General Officer Commanding 51st Infantry Division [North Africa - Sicily] |
| 1943-09-02 | – | 1944-12-14 | Commandant of the Staff College Camberley |
| 1944-12-15 | – | 1946-10-XX | Director of Infantry, War Office |
| 1946-10-08 | Retired | ||
| 1951-01-25 | – | Honorary Colonel, St. Andrew's University Contingent, University Training Corps | |
| 1951-09-02 | – | 1961-02-07 | Colonel, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
Picture source: NPG x169546, National Portrait Gallery, London