The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier William Woodney Boggs

Boggs, William Woodney

Brigadier

* 27th of December 1898

† 6th of April 1976

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1940-10-15 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-01-15 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-05-08 Acting Colonel
1942-11-08 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-11-08 Temporary Colonel
1943-02-28 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1943-05-14 Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-06-28 Temporary Colonel
1944-08-25 Acting Brigadier
1945-07-19 Colonel
Temporary Brigadier
1949-09-29 Brigadier

Service

1940-10-15 1942-05-07 Commander Royal Engineers, 53rd Infantry Division
1942-05-08 1943-02-28 Deputy Chief Engineer, West Africa Command
1943-03-01 1944-06-25 Commander Royal Engineers ? [West Africa]
1944-06-28 1944-08-24 Deputy Chief Engineer ?
1944-08-25 1945-11-01 Chief Engineer, IV Corps [Burma]
1949-XX-XX 1951-12-XX Commandant of Engineer Stores Establishment
1952-03-12 Retired