The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Ballard, James Archibald William
Brigadier
* 31st of July 1905
† 19th of December 1978
(Northamptonshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1942-11-28 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-02-28 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-02-07 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-05-04 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-06-20 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-06-20 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-07-11 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1944-07-11 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1945-05-14 | Acting Colonel |
| 1945-07-27 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1946-05-11 | Acting Colonel |
| 1946-05-11 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1946-08-04 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1946-08-04 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1946-10-18 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-09-20 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1948-06-07 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1948-06-07 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1949-09-20 | Colonel |
| 1952-01-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1953-07-31 | Brigadier |
Service
| 1942-11-28 | – | 1943-10-14 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment |
| 1944-05-04 | – | 1944-06-19 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1944-06-20 | – | 1944-07-11 | Brigadier (Infantry), Middle East Command |
| 1944-07-12 | – | 1944-07-31 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1944-08-01 | – | 1945-05-14 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment |
| 1945-05-14 | – | 1945-07-27 | Colonel General Staff, ? |
| 1945-09-15 | – | 1946-04-24 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1946-05-11 | – | 1948-04-13 | Brigadier General Staff, British Troops in Egypt |
| 1948-06-08 | – | 1949-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment |
| 1949-09-20 | – | 1951-12-02 | Chief of Staff, British Forces in Trieste |
| 1952-01-01 | – | 1954-01-17 | Commanding Officer 133rd Infantry Brigade |
| 1954-01-18 | – | 1957-01-XX | Brigadier General Staff (Military Training), War Office |
| 1957-07-31 | Retired |