The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Chetwode, Philip Walhouse
Field Marshal
* 21st of September 1869
† 6th of July 1950
(19th Royal Hussars)
Nickname: Baronet Chetwode of Oakley
Nickname: Baron Chetwode (15.06.1945)
Promotions
| 1908-01-03 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1911-10-04 | Colonel |
| 1914-05-15 | Temporary Brigadier-General |
| 1915-07-15 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1916-01-01 | Major-General |
| 1916-11-22 | Temporary Lieutenant-General |
| 1919-01-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1926-06-01 | General |
| 1933-02-13 | Field Marshal |
Service
| 1908-01-03 | – | 1912-01-03 | Commanding Officer 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars |
| 1912-01-04 | – | 1912-03-31 | Half-pay |
| 1912-04-01 | – | 1914-05-14 | Commanding Officer London Mounted Brigade |
| 1914-05-15 | – | 1914-08-04 | Commanding Officer 3rd Cavalry Brigade |
| 1914-08-05 | – | 1915-07-14 | Commanding Officer 5th Cavalry Brigade [Western Front] |
| 1915-07-15 | – | 1916-11-15 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Cavalry Division [Western Front] |
| 1916-12-03 | – | 1917-04-21 | General Officer Commanding Desert Column [Middle East] |
| 1917-04-22 | – | 1917-08-01 | General Officer Commanding Eastern Force Egypt |
| 1917-08-02 | – | 1919-05-21 | General Officer Commanding XX Corps [Middle East] |
| 1919-06-09 | – | 1920-10-30 | Military Secretary to Secretary of State for War |
| 1919-06-09 | – | 1920-10-30 | Secretary of Selection Board, War Office |
| 1920-10-31 | – | 1922-09-10 | Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff |
| 1922-09-11 | – | 1923-02-28 | Adjutant-General to the Forces, War Office |
| 1923-03-01 | – | 1927-02-28 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Aldershot Command |
| 1925-09-05 | – | 1946-12-31 | Colonel, The Royal Scott Greys (2nd Dragoons) |
| 1927-07-31 | – | 1931-07-30 | Aide-de-Camp General to the King |
| 1928-10-26 | – | 1930-07-02 | Chief General Staff, Army Headquarters India |
| 1930-07-03 | – | 1930-11-29 | Half-pay |
| 1930-11-30 | – | 1935-11-29 | Commander in Chief India |
| 1932-10-21 | – | Colonel, 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry [India] | |
| 1943-03-19 | – | 1948-03-18 | Constable of the Tower of London |
| 1944-02-27 | – | 1947-01-01 | Colonel, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley