The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Batten, Richard Hutchison
Major-General
* 20th of August 1908
† 15th of June 1972
(Royal Hampshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1942-01-16 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-12-12 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-03-12 | War Substantive Major |
| 1943-03-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-02-07 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-08-07 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-08-07 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-02-23 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-08-23 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-01-31 | Major |
| 1947-09-20 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1948-01-16 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1948-01-17 | Local Colonel |
| 1949-12-14 | Relinquish the Local rank of Colonel |
| 1950-07-07 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1950-12-31 | Colonel |
| 1951-10-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1956-01-01 | Brigadier |
| 1959-03-09 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1959-04-04 | Major-General |
Service
| 1942-01-16 | – | 1942-12-11 | General Staff Officer 2, ? |
| 1942-12-12 | – | 1944-02-06 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1944-02-07 | – | 1945-02-22 | Colonel (A/Q), ? |
| 1945-02-23 | – | 1945-06-26 | Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, ? |
| 1945-06-27 | – | 1946-02-17 | Brigadier (Q), British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1946-02-18 | – | 1946-08-14 | Brigadier General Staff, ? |
| 1947-XX-XX | Assistant Military Attaché to USA | ||
| 1947-09-21 | – | 1947-12-17 | Colonel General Staff, Central Mediterranean Force |
| 1948-01-27 | – | 1949-12-14 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1951-10-05 | – | 1952-11-22 | Chief Administration Officer, British Commonwealth Forces Korea |
| 1954-02-12 | – | 1956-06-01 | Commanding Officer 5th Infantry Brigade |
| 1956-08-04 | – | 1957-06-02 | Deputy Director of Movements, War Office |
| 1957-07-15 | – | 1958-10-05 | Brigadier, Defence Administration Committee, Ministry of Defence |
| 1958-12-15 | – | 1959-03-05 | Brigadier (A/Q), Eastern Command |
| 1959-03-09 | – | 1960-10-24 | Chief of Staff, Eastern Command |
| 1960-12-15 | – | 1963-12-14 | Chief of Staff, Northern Army Group [Germany] |
| 1964-03-09 | Retired |
Picture source: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C277591