The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Godwin-Austen, Alfred Reade
General
* 17th of April 1889
† 20th of March 1963
(South Wales Borderers)
Promotions
| 1929-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-02-28 | Major |
| 1936-03-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-10-14 | Colonel (Dated back to 1933-07-01) |
| 1938-09-14 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1939-08-23 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-07-14) |
| 1941-09-18 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1942-02-08 | Reverted to Major-General |
| 1945-01-16 | Local Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-01-20 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| Temporary Lieutenant-General | |
| 1946-03-29 | Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1943-01-05) |
| 1946-05-01 | General |
Service
| 1933-06-09 | – | 1935-01-14 | General Staff Officer 2, British Troops in Egypt |
| 1935-01-15 | – | 1936-03-15 | General Staff Officer 2, War Office |
| 1936-03-15 | – | 1937-10-14 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| 1937-10-14 | – | 1938-08-24 | Chief Instructor at Staff School, British Military Mission Egypt |
| 1938-09-14 | – | 1939-12-31 | Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Brigade |
| 1938-12-31 | – | 1939-08-23 | Commanding Officer 14th Infantry Brigade [Palestine] |
| 1939-08-23 | – | 1940-02-28 | General Officer Commanding 8th Infantry Division [Middle East] |
| 1940-02-29 | – | 1940-09-11 | General Officer Commanding British Somaliland |
| 1940-09-12 | – | 1940-11-24 | General Officer Commanding 2nd African Division [East Africa] |
| 1940-11-24 | – | 1941-03-03 | General Officer Commanding 12th African Division [Ethiopia] |
| 1941-03-07 | – | 1941-08-28 | General Officer Commanding 12th African Division [East Africa] |
| 1941-09-18 | – | 1942-02-08 | General Officer Commanding XIII Corps [North Africa] |
| 1942-11-16 | – | 1943-10-21 | Director of Tactical Investigation, War Office |
| 1943-10-22 | – | 1945-01-XX | Vice Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1945-01-20 | – | 1945-09-07 | Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters India |
| 1945-09-07 | – | 1946-XX-XX | Principal Administration Officer, Army Headquarters India |
| 1947-03-06 | Retired | ||
| 1948-12-11 | – | 1954-04-17 | Honorary Colonel, Monmouthshire Regiment, Territorial Army |
| 1950-01-01 | – | 1954-04-18 | Colonel, South Wales Borderers |
Picture source: NPG x167852, National Portrait Gallery, London