The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Bowen, William Oswald
Major-General
* 10th of November 1898
† 14th of January 1961
(Royal Signals)
Nickname: Bill
Promotions
| 1941-04-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-12 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-12-15 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-01-12 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-12 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-06-15 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-08-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-10-23 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-01-22 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-09-04 | Colonel (Dated back to 1945-01-12) |
| 1949-05-10 | Brigadier |
| 1949-06-02 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1949-09-12 | Major-General |
Service
| 1939-05-18 | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Army Signals Burma |
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1942-10-22 | Chief Signal Officer, Burma Army |
| 1942-10-23 | – | 1943-10-15 | Chief Signal Officer, Eastern Army [India] |
| 1943-10-16 | – | 1945-11-01 | Chief Signal Officer, 14th Army [Burma] |
| 1946-02-23 | – | 1949-05-XX | Chief Signal Officer, Western Command |
| 1949-06-02 | – | 1951-11-04 | Chief Signal Officer, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1951-12-20 | – | 1954-09-01 | Director of Signals, War Office |
| 1954-09-29 | Retired |
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958