The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Dewing, Richard Henry
Major-General
* 15th of January 1891
† 21st of September 1981
(Royal Engineers)
Nickname: Dick
Promotions
| 1930-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-09-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-04-03 | Colonel (Dated back to 1933-07-01) |
| 1937-10-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-09-05 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-07-01 | Major-General (Dated back to 1940-07-01) |
Service
| 1931-09-05 | – | 1933-10-01 | General Staff Officer 2 Southern Command |
| 1934-XX-XX | – | 1935-XX-XX | Attending the Imperial Defence College |
| 1936-04-03 | – | 1937-09-30 | General Staff Officer 1, War Office |
| 1937-10-01 | – | 1939-09-04 | Instructor at Imperial Defence College |
| 1939-09-05 | – | 1940-10-26 | Director of Military Operations & Plans, War Office |
| 1940-10-27 | – | 1941-06-20 | Chief of Staff Far East Command |
| 1941-11-14 | – | 1941-12-19 | Specially employed |
| 1942-02-22 | – | 1942-07-26 | Head of the British of Army Mission Washington |
| 1942-07-27 | – | 1942-10-21 | Senior Army Liaison Officer in Australia |
| 1942-10-22 | – | 1944-09-01 | Head of Army-RAF Liaison Staff Australia |
| 1945-XX-XX | Head Supreme Headquarter Allied Expeditionary Force in Denmark | ||
| 1945-XX-XX | Member British Military Commission in Berlin | ||
| 1946-05-06 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of john Redmond