The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Martin Kemp-Welch

Kemp-Welch, Martin

Brigadier

* 30th of October 1885

† 16th of July 1951

(Royal Tank Corps)

Promotions

1916-06-03 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-04-01 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-03-23 Relinquish the Acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-03-27 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-06-23 Temporary Brigadier-General
1919-03-30 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General
1920-01-28 Temporary Major
1921-11-09 Major
1921-11-10 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1929-11-17 Lieutenant-Colonel
1932-04-23 Colonel (Dated back to 1925-11-10)
1932-04-23 Temporary Brigadier
1936-08-12 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1937-08-18 Granted the Honorary rank of Brigadier-General
1939-12-01 Temporary Brigadier

Service

1916-06-03 1917-03-31 Commanding Officer 7th Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment
1917-04-01 1917-09-04 Instructor at Senior Officers' School Aldershot
1917-09-05 1918-03-23 Chief Instructor at School of Instruction [France]
1918-06-23 1919-03-30 Commanding Officer 123rd Infantry Brigade
1920-01-28 1920-07-31 Commanding Officer Company of Gentlemen Cadets, Royal Military College
1920-08-01 1924-01-27 General Staff Officer 2, Royal Military College
1929-11-17 1932-04-22 Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion, Royal Tank Corps
1932-04-23 1935-07-28 Commandant of the Senior Officers' School Belgaum [India]
1935-07-29 1936-08-12 Commanding Officer 12th Infantry Brigade
1936-08-12 1937-08-18 Half-pay
1937-08-18 Retired
1939-12-01 Recalled
1939-12-01 1939-XX-XX Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst
1939-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Commandant of Officer Cadet Training Unit Sandhurst
1941-XX-XX Retired