The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General William Freke Hasted

Hasted, William Freke

Major-General

* 28th of September 1897

† 29th of October 1977

(Royal Engineers)

Promotions

1939-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-04-23 Acting Colonel
1941-10-23 Temporary Colonel
1942-02-28 Acting Brigadier
1942-03-30 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1942-04-06 Acting Brigadier
1942-10-06 Temporary Brigadier
1943-06-12 Colonel (Dated back to 1942-08-01)
1945-07-01 Acting Major-General
1946-05-19 Major-General (Dated back to 1944-09-18)

Service

1939-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Commander Royal Engineers, Waziristan District [India]
1941-04-23 1942-02-01 Deputy Chief Engineer, British Troops in Iraq
1942-02-01 1942-02-27 Deputy Chief Engineer, 10th Army [Persia]
1942-04-06 1943-XX-XX Deputy Engineer-in-Chief, Army Headquarters India
1943-05-01 1943-XX-XX Deputy Engineer-in-Chief, Air Force Works, Army Headquarters India
1943-XX-XX 1944-03-13 Chief Engineer Southern Command, India
1944-03-14 1945-XX-XX Chief Engineer, 14th Army [Burma]
1945-07-01 1946-01-05 Chief Engineer, Allied Land Force South-East Asia
1946-01-07 1947-08-15 Engineer-in-Chief, Army Headquarters India
1947-XX-XX 1948-XX-XX Aerodrome Controller, Ministry of Civil Aviation
1948-04-20 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Ann Hasted