The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Hill, Basil Alexander
Major-General
* 23rd of April 1880
† 31st of July 1960
(Royal Army Ordnance Corps)
Promotions
| 1915-05-21 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-05-22 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-05-23 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-11-25 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-01-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-03-14 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-07-11 | Acting Colonel |
| 1920-03-31 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1920-04-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1921-12-01 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1923-05-30 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1929-07-19 | Colonel (Dated back to 1923-01-01) |
| 1936-01-01 | Major-General |
Service
| 1915-05-21 | – | 1916-04-02 | Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| 1916-04-03 | – | 1918-11-26 | Assistant Director of Ordnance Services, Alexandria [Egypt] |
| 1924-11-22 | – | 1926-07-31 | Instructor at the Royal Army Ordnance Corps' School of Instruction |
| 1926-10-15 | – | 1927-10-16 | Assistant Director of Equipment & Ordnance Stores, War Office |
| 1927-10-17 | – | 1930-10-14 | Assistant Director of Ordnance Stores, War Office |
| 1934-09-10 | – | 1934-11-10 | Half-pay |
| 1934-11-10 | – | 1935-12-31 | Inspector of Army Ordnance Services, War Office |
| 1936-01-01 | – | 1939-05-23 | Director of Ordnance Service, War Office |
| 1936-01-17 | – | 1947-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
| 1939-05-24 | – | 1941-01-01 | Controller Ordnance Services, War Office |
| 1941-01-01 | Retired | ||
| 1942-12-19 | – | 1947-11-06 | Colonel-Commandant Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1945-XX-XX | Director of Hand Tools, Ministry of Supply |
Picture source: NPG x124898, National Portrait Gallery, London