The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Coad, Basil Aubrey
Major-General
* 27th of September 1906
† 26th of March 1980
(Wiltshire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1942-07-30 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-10-30 | War Substantive Major |
| 1942-10-30 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-02-04 | Major |
| 1944-10-05 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-10-05 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-04-05 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-04-05 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1945-04-05 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1946-01-28 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-03-09 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1946-11-28 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1947-02-24 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-05-31 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1948-08-08 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1950-04-06 | Colonel |
| 1951-07-02 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1952-01-11 | Brigadier |
| 1952-02-06 | Major-General |
Service
| 1942-07-30 | – | 1944-XX-XX | commanding Officer 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment |
| 1944-08-13 | – | 1944-08-17 | Acting Commanding Officer 130th Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-10-07 | – | 1945-01-07 | Commanding Officer 130th Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-01-18 | – | 1945-02-12 | Commanding Officer 130th Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-02-14 | – | 1945-07-20 | Commanding Officer 130th Infantry Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-06-19 | – | 1945-07-05 | Acting General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-02 | – | 1946-01-27 | Commanding Officer 130th Infantry Brigade |
| 1946-02-28 | – | 1946-03-09 | General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division |
| 1946-03-10 | – | 1946-03-17 | Commanding Officer 130th Infantry Brigade |
| 1946-11-28 | – | 1947-02-23 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment |
| 1947-02-24 | – | 1947-05-31 | Commanding Officer 30th Infantry Brigade |
| 1947-05-31 | – | 1948-08-07 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment |
| 1948-08-08 | – | 1951-06-06 | Commanding Officer 27th Infantry Brigade [Hong Kong - Korea] |
| 1951-07-02 | – | 1954-10-04 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division |
| 1954-11-01 | – | 1956-11-10 | President of the Regular Commissions Board, War Office |
| 1954-11-01 | – | 1959-06-09 | Colonel, Withshire Regiment |
| 1957-10-01 | Retired | ||
| 1959-06-09 | – | 1964-11-01 | Colonel, Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment |
Picture source: Courtesy of John Redmond