The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General William Alfred Dimoline

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