The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Green, William Wyndham
Lieutenant-General
* 15th of May 1887
† 12th of November 1979
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1929-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1935-11-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-04-15 | Colonel (Dated back to 1932-07-01) |
| 1938-04-22 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1940-06-11 | Reverted to Colonel |
| 1940-06-14 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-02-07 | Major-General (Dated back to 1938-07-16) |
| 1945-04-16 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1946-07-04 | Granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1937-04-15 | – | 1938-04-21 | Chief Instructor at School of Artillery |
| 1938-04-22 | – | 1940-06-11 | Commandant of Royal Military College of Science |
| 1940-06-14 | – | 1941-03-03 | Brigadier Royal Artillery, Northern Command |
| 1941-03-04 | – | 1941-11-07 | Deputy Governor-General & Commander in Chief of Gibraltar |
| 1942-01-07 | – | 1942-09-30 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division |
| 1942-10-01 | – | 1945-03-07 | General Officer Commanding 5th Anti-Aircraft Group |
| 1945-04-16 | – | 1946-04-30 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Anti-Aircraft Command |
| 1946-07-04 | Retired | ||
| 1947-10-16 | – | 1952-02-16 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery |
| 1949-02-22 | – | 1956-12-31 | Honorary Colonel, 410th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery, Territorial Army |
Picture source: NPG x167949, National Portrait Gallery, London