The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Bishop, William Henry Alexander
Major-General
* 20th of June 1897
† 15th of May 1984
(Dorsetshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1938-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-04-10 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-05-20 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-17 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-02 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-02-02 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-08-02 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-08-02 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-08-15 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-07-01) |
| 1942-04-04 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-01-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-05-30 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1943-06-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1944-08-04 | Acting Major-General |
| 1945-08-04 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-11-01 | Brigadier |
| 1948-10-27 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1938-09-01 | – | 1940-04-10 | Special Employment |
| 1941-02-02 | – | 1942-07-31 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, West Africa Command |
| 1943-01-01 | – | 1943-02-16 | Chief Administration Officer ? |
| 1943-02-17 | – | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General ? | |
| 1943-06-10 | – | 1943-09-30 | Chief Administration Officer ? |
| 1943-10-01 | – | 1944-03-05 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General ? |
| 1944-03-06 | – | 1944-08-03 | Deputy Director of Information & Propaganda, War Office |
| 1944-08-04 | – | 1945-03-XX | Director of Quartering, War Office |
| 1945-XX-XX | Assistant Director-General Political Warfare Executive, Foreign Office | ||
| 1945-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Chief of Information Services & Public Relations, Allied Control Commission Germany (British Element) |
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Deputy Chief of Staff, Control Allied Commission Germany (British Element) |
| 1948-10-27 | Retired from the Army | ||
| 1948-XX-XX | – | 1950-XX-XX | Regional Commissioner of North Rhine-Westphalia [Germany] |
| 1951-XX-XX | – | 1953-XX-XX | Assistant Secretary of Commonwealth Relations Office |
| 1953-XX-XX | – | 1957-XX-XX | Principal Staff Officer to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations |
| 1957-XX-XX | – | 1962-XX-XX | Deputy British High Commissioner of Calcutta [India] |
| 1962-XX-XX | – | 1964-XX-XX | Director of Information Services and Cultural Relations, Commonwealth Relations Office |
| 1964-XX-XX | – | 1965-XX-XX | British High Commissioner of Cyprus |
| 1965-XX-XX | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley