The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Reginald Kingscote Hewer

Hewer, Reginald Kingscote

Major-General

* 24th of October 1892

† 15th of November 1970

(7th Hussars)

Nickname: Rex

Promotions

1939-07-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-03-07 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-11-09 Acting Colonel
1940-11-09 Acting Brigadier
1941-05-09 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-05-09 Temporary Colonel
1941-05-09 Temporary Brigadier
1942-06-27 Colonel
1943-03-08 Acting Major-General
1944-03-08 Temporary Major-General
1948-05-29 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1939-09-01 1939-12-06 Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, British Expeditionary Force [France]
1939-12-07 1940-06-06 Assistant Quartermaster-General, British Expeditionary Force [France]
1940-06-07 1940-09-14 Assistant Quartermaster-General, ?
1940-09-15 1940-11-08 Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Middle East Command
1940-11-09 1941-11-23 Director of Movements, Middle East Command
Deputy Quartermaster-General, Middle East Command
1945-XX-XX 1947-XX-XX Deputy Director-General of European Central Inland Transport Organisation
1947-XX-XX 1948-XX-XX Evacuation Officer, Palestine
1948-05-29 Retired