The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Backhouse, Edward Henry Walford
Brigadier
* 7th of February 1895
† 20th of November 1973
(Suffolk Regiment)
Promotions
| 1937-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-02-14 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-08-28 | Colonel |
| 1939-08-28 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1948-02-10 | Granted the honorary rank of Brigadier |
Service
| 1936-01-17 | – | 1938-02-04 | Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, War Office |
| 1938-02-05 | – | 1938-02-13 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1938-XX-XX | – | 1939-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment |
| 1939-08-28 | – | 1942-02-15 | Commanding Officer 54th Infantry Brigade [Malaya] |
| 1940-04-20 | – | 1940-05-14 | Acting General Officer Commanding 18th Infantry Division |
| 1942-02-15 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Prisoner of War [Japan] |
| 1947-06-10 | – | 1957-06-10 | Colonel, Suffolk Regiment |
| 1948-02-10 | Retired |