The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Lewis, Richard George
Major-General
* 15th of April 1895
† 21st of July 1965
(Royal Tank Regiment)
Promotions
| 1937-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-09-01 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-12-01 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-11 | Acting Colonel |
| 1940-11-11 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1940-11-23 | Colonel (Dated back to 1940-07-01) |
| 1941-05-11 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-07-26 | Acting Major-General |
| 1941-12-14 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General |
| 1941-12-14 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-01-20 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-10-06 | Acting Major-General |
| 1944-05-16 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1947-11-01 | Brigadier |
| 1948-09-10 | Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General |
Service
| 1939-08-31 | – | 1940-04-18 | General Staff Officer 1 ?, France |
| 1940-04-18 | – | 1940-05-31 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General ?, Norway |
| 1940-06-01 | – | 1940-11-10 | Assistant Quartermaster-General ? |
| 1940-11-11 | – | 1941-07-25 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General ? |
| 1941-07-26 | – | 1941-12-14 | Assistant Intendant-General, Middle East Command |
| 1942-01-20 | – | 1942-06-04 | Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General ? |
| 1942-06-04 | – | 1942-08-10 | Deputy Quartermaster-General ? |
| 1942-08-11 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Deputy Quartermaster-General, Allied Force Headquarters |
| 1945-01-29 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Deputy Quartermaster-General, War Office |
| 1945-XX-XX | Deputy Director-General Finance & Administration in Europe United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration | ||
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | Personal representative of the Director-General of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Association in Europe |
| 1947-12-19 | – | 1948-09-10 | Aide-de-Camp to the King |
| 1948-09-10 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley