The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Carton de Wiart, Adrian
Lieutenant-General
* 5th of May 1880
† 5th of June 1963
(4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards)
Nickname: Nelson
Promotions
| 1916-07-18 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-01-12 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1920-07-27 | Brevet Colonel |
| 1921-01-01 | Local Major-General |
| 1922-06-21 | Colonel (Dated back to 1920-07-27) |
| 1923-04-01 | Relinquish the Local rank of Major-General |
| 1923-12-19 | Granted the honorary rank of Major-General |
| 1939-11-28 | Local Major-General |
| 1940-11-28 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-10-09 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-10-09 | War Substantive Major-General |
| 1944-10-09 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1947-10-03 | Granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1916-07-18 | – | 1916-09-XX | Commanding Officer 8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment [France] |
| 1916-09-XX | Wounded | ||
| 1917-01-12 | – | 1917-11-23 | Commanding Officer 12th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1917-11-23 | Wounded | ||
| 1918-04-07 | – | 1918-04-20 | Commanding Officer 105th Infantry Brigade [France] |
| 1918-04-20 | Wounded | ||
| 1918-11-19 | – | 1919-02-12 | Commanding Officer 134th Infantry Brigade |
| 1919-02-12 | – | 1923-XX-XX | Head of British Military Mission to Poland |
| 1923-04-01 | – | 1923-12-19 | Half-pay |
| 1923-12-19 | Retired | ||
| 1939-08-25 | Recalled | ||
| 1939-08-25 | – | 1939-10-07 | Head of British Military Mission to Poland |
| 1939-11-29 | – | 1940-04-26 | General Officer Commanding 61st Infantry Division |
| 1940-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding Maurice Force [Norway] | ||
| 1940-05-14 | – | 1941-04-06 | General Officer Commanding 61st Infantry Division |
| 1940-11-15 | – | 1948-05-06 | Colonel, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards |
| 1941-XX-XX | Head of British Military Mission to Yugoslavia | ||
| 1941-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Prisoner of War |
| 1943-10-09 | – | 1946-05-31 | Head of British Military Mission to China |
| 1947-10-03 | Retired |
Picture source: From "Happy Odyssey" by Adrian Carton de Wiart, 1950