The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Key, Berthold Wells
Major-General
* 19th of December 1895
† 26th of September 1986
(11th Sikh Regiment)
(Indian Army)
Nickname: Billy
Promotions
| 1935-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1937-07-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-03-16 | Colonel (Dated back to 1938-07-01) |
| 1940-08-18 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1941-02-18 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1942-01-14 | Acting Major-General |
| Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General | |
| Acting Major-General | |
| 1946-02-07 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1946-04-15 | Acting Major-General |
| 1946-09-18 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-01-20 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-04-02) |
Service
| 1937-07-15 | – | 1939-12-20 | Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment |
| 1939-12-21 | – | 1940-08-17 | Deputy Military Secretary, Army Headquarters India |
| 1940-08-18 | – | 1942-01-14 | Commanding Officer 8th Indian Infantry Brigade [Malaya] |
| 1942-01-14 | – | 1942-02-15 | General Officer Commanding 11th Indian Infantry Division [Malaya] |
| 1942-02-15 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Prisoner of War [Japan] |
| 1945-08-14 | – | 1947-01-20 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1946-04-15 | – | District Officer Commanding Rawalpindi District [India] | |
| 1947-04-04 | – | 1957-04-04 | Colonel, Sikh Regiment, Indian Army |
| 1947-XX-XX | District Officer Commanding Lahore District [India] | ||
| 1949-01-18 | Retired |
Picture source: NPG x168732, National Portrait Gallery, London