The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Leese, Oliver William Hargreaves
Lieutenant-General
* 27th of October 1894
† 22nd of January 1978
(Coldstream Guards)
Nickname: Baron Leese
Promotions
| 1933-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1936-12-17 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1938-09-28 | Brevet Colonel (Dated back to 1936-07-01) |
| 1938-10-18 | Colonel (Dated back to 1936-07-01) |
| 1940-05-02 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-05-11 | Acting Major-General |
| 1940-06-30 | Reverted to Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-12-30 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-11-09 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1941-12-12 | Major-General (Dated back to 1941-10-26) |
| 1942-09-12 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-09-12 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1944-07-31 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1932-02-22 | – | 1933-11-10 | Deputy Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster General, London District |
| 1935-04-07 | – | 1936-09-30 | General Staff Officer 2nd, War Office |
| 1936-12-17 | – | 1938-09-28 | Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards |
| 1938-09-05 | – | 1938-09-27 | Special employment [India] |
| 1938-09-28 | – | 1940-03-20 | Chief Instructor Staff College Quetta [India] |
| 1940-04-22 | – | 1940-05-10 | Commanding Officer 20th Independent Brigade |
| 1940-05-11 | – | 1940-06-30 | Deputy Chief of Staff, British Expeditionary Force [France] |
| 1940-07-14 | – | 1941-01-07 | Commanding Officer 29th Independent Brigade Group |
| 1940-12-29 | – | 1941-01-30 | General Officer Commanding Division West Sussex County |
| 1941-01-30 | – | 1941-06-17 | General Officer Commanding 15th Division |
| 1941-06-17 | – | 1942-09-12 | General Officer Commanding Guards Armoured Division |
| 1942-09-12 | – | 1943-12-28 | General Officer Commanding XXX Corps [North Africa] |
| 1943-12-29 | – | 1944-09-30 | General Officer Commanding 8th Army [Italy] |
| 1944-11-12 | – | 1945-07-06 | Commander in Chief Allied Land Forces South-East Asia |
| 1945-11-29 | – | 1946-12-15 | General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command |
| 1947-01-23 | Retired | ||
| 1947-05-02 | – | 1962-10-27 | Honorary Colonel, Shropshire Yeomanry, Territorial Army |
| 1954-08-03 | – | 1957-08-02 | Lieutenant of the Tower of London |
Picture source: NPG x168893, National Portrait Gallery, London