The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Reginald John Thoroton Hildyard

Hildyard, Reginald John Thoroton

General

* 11th of December 1876

† 29th of September 1965

(Royal West Kent Regiment)

Promotions

1915-10-10 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1916-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-09-12 Temporary Brigadier-General
1919-01-01 Brevet Colonel
1919-02-08 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General
1920-02-26 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1920-03-21 Lieutenant-Colonel
1920-08-10 Colonel
1924-10-22 Temporary Colonel on Staff
1928-05-17 Temporary Colonel-Commandant
1928-06-01 Temporary Brigadier
1929-04-23 Major-General
1934-07-02 Lieutenant-General
1938-08-17 General (Dated back to 1937-12-05)

Service

1915-10-10 1917-09-11 General Staff Officer 1, 13th Infantry Division [Mesopotamia]
1917-09-12 1919-02-08 Commanding Officer 51st Infantry Brigade [Mesopotamia]
1919-08-28 1919-10-30 Assistant Embarkation Commandant, Folkestone
1920-02-26 1920-08-02 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1920-08-10 1924-08-31 Commanding Officer 144th Infantry Brigade
1924-09-01 1924-10-22 Half-pay
1924-10-22 1928-04-19 Colonel on Staff, Northern Command [India]
1928-04-20 1928-05-17 Half-pay
1928-05-17 1929-07-22 Commanding Officer 2nd Rhine Brigade [Germany]
1929-07-23 1930-01-01 Half-pay
1930-10-01 1934-09-30 General Officer Commanding 43rd Infantry Division
1934-10-01 1936-05-09 Half-pay
1936-05-09 1939-10-01 Governor & Commander in Chief of Bermuda
1939-10-01 Retired
Picture source: NPG x124898, National Portrait Gallery, London