The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Lambert, William Harold
Major-General
* 29th of May 1905
† 4th of May 1978
(East Lancashire Regiment)
Promotions
| 1941-08-10 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-11-10 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-02-22 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-03-21 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-02-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-02-01 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-08-01 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-08-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-08-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1947-08-18 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1949-09-13 | Colonel |
| 1953-05-29 | Brigadier |
| 1953-10-01 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1954-09-20 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-08-10 | – | 1942-XX-XX | General Staff Officer 1, 44th Infantry Division |
| 1942-XX-XX | – | 1943-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment |
| 1942-11-26 | – | 1943-01-15 | Acting Commanding Officer 132nd Infantry Brigade |
| 1943-03-21 | – | 1944-01-29 | Instructor at Staff College Haifa, Palestine |
| 1944-02-01 | – | 1944-11-24 | Brigadier General Staff, XIII Corps [Italy] |
| 1944-12-01 | – | 1945-08-07 | Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Brigade [Italy - Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-06 | – | 1946-02-21 | Brigadier General Staff, 30th Corps District [Germany] |
| 1946-03-06 | – | 1948-01-01 | Assistant Commandant of Staff College Camberley |
| 1948-XX-XX | Attendant at Imperial Defence College | ||
| 1949-01-03 | – | 1952-01-16 | Deputy Director of Staff Duties, War Office |
| 1952-02-16 | – | 1952-10-27 | Commanding Officer 18th Infantry Brigade [Malaya] |
| 1952-10-28 | – | 1953-01-05 | Commanding Officer 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade [Malaya] |
| 1953-01-06 | – | 1953-09-30 | Commanding Officer 18th Infantry Brigade [Malaya] |
| 1953-10-01 | – | 1955-01-05 | General Officer Commanding 1st Federal Division [Malaya] |
| 1955-06-02 | – | 1958-09-01 | Director of Personnel Administration, War Office |
| 1956-01-01 | – | 1958-07-01 | Colonel, East Lancashire Regiment |
| 1958-07-01 | – | 1966-05-01 | Colonel, Lancashire Regiment |
| 1958-09-29 | Retired |