The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
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