The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
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