The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Hemming, William Edward Gordon
Major-General
* 26th of February 1899
† 17th of October 1953
(Royal Artillery)
Promotions
| 1940-11-27 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-02-27 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-04-19 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-04-19 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1943-10-19 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-10-19 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-10-19 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-06-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1950-06-15 | Brigadier |
| 1951-10-18 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1952-09-08 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 54th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery | ||
| 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 6th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | ||
| 1943-04-19 | – | 1943-12-28 | Commander Royal Artillery, 9th Armoured Division |
| 1943-12-29 | – | 1944-08-15 | Commander Royal Artillery, 6th Armoured Division [Italy] |
| 1944-02-15 | – | 1944-03-19 | Acting General Officer Commanding 6th Armoured Division [Italy] |
| 1944-08-16 | – | 1945-01-01 | Commandant of ? |
| 1945-XX-XX | Chief Instructor at School of Artillery | ||
| 1947-01-XX | – | 1948-03-XX | Commander Royal Artillery, 56th Armoured Division |
| 1948-03-06 | – | 1949-XX-XX | Commandant of Coast Artillery School |
| 1948-03-06 | – | 1949-XX-XX | Commandant of Plymouth |
| 1950-10-XX | – | 1951-08-XX | Brigadier Royal Artillery, British Army of the Rhine [Germany] |
| 1951-10-18 | – | 1953-10-17 | General Officer Commanding Malta |
Picture source: From: "Western Morning News" Tuesday, 9th March, 1948