The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Dimoline, William Alfred
Major-General
* 6th of July 1897
† 24th of November 1965
(Royal Signals)
Nickname: Dimmo
Promotions
| 1937-01-22 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-11-08 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-03 | Acting Colonel |
| 1939-11-30 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1940-04-06 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-07-08 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1941-01-28 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-07-28 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-12-19 | Colonel (Dated back to 1941-11-08) |
| 1945-02-28 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-02-28 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1946-09-06 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-06-20) |
Service
| 1937-01-22 | – | 1940-04-05 | Commanding Officer Northern Rhodesia Regiment |
| 1940-04-06 | – | 1941-01-26 | General Staff Officer 1, East Africa Command |
| 1941-02-25 | – | 1942-01-10 | Commanding Officer 26th East African Brigade [East Africa] |
| 1942-01-10 | – | 1942-01-20 | Acting General Officer Commanding 12th African Division [East Africa] |
| 1942-01-30 | – | 1942-02-06 | Commanding Officer 26th East African Brigade [East Africa] |
| 1942-02-26 | – | 1942-03-25 | Commanding Officer 26th East African Brigade [East Africa] |
| 1942-04-01 | – | 1942-06-17 | Commanding Officer 22nd East African Brigade [East Africa - Madagascar] |
| 1942-07-08 | – | 1942-07-31 | Commanding Officer 22nd East African Brigade [Madagascar] |
| 1942-08-07 | – | 1942-08-13 | Commanding Officer 22nd East African Brigade [Madagascar] |
| 1942-08-20 | – | 1942-11-27 | Commanding Officer 22nd East African Brigade [Madagascar] |
| 1943-01-07 | – | 1943-06-08 | Commanding Officer 22nd East African Brigade [Madagascar] |
| 1943-07-10 | – | 1943-07-28 | Commanding Officer 22nd East African Brigade [Madagascar] |
| 1943-07-10 | – | 1943-07-28 | Commandant of Diego Fortress [Madagascar] |
| 1943-08-10 | – | 1943-10-30 | Commanding Officer 21st East African Brigade [Sri Lanka] |
| 1944-01-21 | – | 1944-04-11 | Commanding Officer 30th East African Brigade [East Africa] |
| 1944-05-15 | – | 1944-09-28 | Commanding Officer 28th Independent East African Brigade [Sri Lanka] |
| 1944-10-07 | – | 1945-02-25 | Commanding Officer 28th Independent East African Brigade [Ceylon - India - Burma] |
| 1945-03-28 | – | 1945-06-03 | General Officer Commanding 11th East African Division [Burma] |
| 1945-07-05 | – | 1946-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding 11th East African Division [India] |
| 1946-10-XX | – | 1948-07-08 | General Officer Commanding in Chief East Africa Command |
| 1948-12-XX | – | 1951-09-01 | District Officer Commanding Aldershot District |
| 1951-09-29 | – | 1953-10-13 | Head of Service Advisers to United Kingdom Delegation, United Nation |
| 1951-09-29 | – | 1953-10-13 | British representative to the United Nation's Military Staff Committee |
| 1953-12-27 | Retired | ||
| 1954-09-28 | – | 1964-XX-XX | Colonel-Commandant, King's African Rifles |
| 1954-09-28 | – | Colonel-Commandant, Northern Rhodesia Regiment | |
| 1964-XX-XX | – | 1965-XX-XX | Colonel-Commandant, Malawi Rifles |
Picture source: NPG x167197, National Portrait Gallery, London