The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Edward Henry Lionel Beddington

Beddington, Edward Henry Lionel

Brigadier

* 7th of January 1884

† 25th of April 1966

(16th Lancers)

Promotions

1916-11-30 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1920-03-23 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-04-30 Temporary Brigadier
1943-05-17 Local Brigadier

Service

1916-11-30 1917-12-03 General Staff Officer 1, 8th Infantry Division [France]
1917-12-04 1919-03-24 General Staff Officer 1, 5th Army [France]
1919-03-25 General Staff Officer 1, British Army of the Rhine [Germany]
1920-03-23 Retired
Recalled
1942-10-30 Special employment
1944-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Deputy Director of Military Intelligence, War Office
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond