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Portrait of Major-General Alan Wilmot Wadeson Holworthy

Holworthy, Alan Wilmot Wadeson

Major-General

* 7th of December 1897

† 25th of October 1983

(7th Gurkha Rifles)

(Indian Army)

Nickname: Hol

Promotions

1939-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-11-28 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-02-28 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-07-09 Acting Colonel
1942-07-09 Acting Brigadier
1943-01-09 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-01-09 Temporary Colonel
1943-01-09 Temporary Brigadier
1943-06-15 Acting Major-General
1943-06-18 Lieutenant-Colonel
1944-06-15 War Substantive Colonel
1944-06-15 Temporary Major-General
1945-04-06 Colonel (Dated back to 1942-01-01)
Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1947-04-15 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1940-07-13 1940-11-28 Assistant Commandant of Senior Officers' School Belgaum [India]
1940-11-28 1941-04-14 Commanding Officer Regimental Centre, 7th Gurkha Rifles
1941-04-15 1942-07-08 Gneral Staff Officer 1, 10th Indian Infantry Division
1942-07-09 1942-10-14 commanding Officer 10th Indian Infantry Brigade
1942-10-15 1943-01-XX Commanding Officer 7th Indian Infantry Brigade [North Africa]
1943-02-XX 1943-07-16 General Officer Commanding 6th Indian Infantry Division
1943-09-08 1944-02-01 General Officer Commanding 6th Indian Infantry Division
1944-02-24 1944-03-16 General Officer Commanding 6th Indian Infantry Division
1944-03-25 1945-01-06 General Officer Commanding 4th Indian Infantry Division [Italy - Greece]
1945-XX-XX 1946-XX-XX Commanding Officer Lahore Area [India]
1947-04-15 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Colonel Sridhar, Indian Army