The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Liardet, Henry Maughan
Major-General
* 27th of October 1906
† 8th of February 1996
(Royal Tank Regiment)
Nickname: Bill
Promotions
| 1941-09-20 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-12-20 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-01-30 | Acting Colonel |
| 1944-07-30 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1944-07-30 | War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1945-05-22 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1945-09-19 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1945-11-19 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1946-07-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1947-06-10 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1947-08-10 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1948-12-04 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier |
| 1948-12-04 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel |
| 1950-07-31 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1950-08-04 | Colonel |
| 1954-05-03 | Brigadier |
| 1958-06-08 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1958-10-06 | Major-General |
Service
| 1941-09-20 | – | 1941-11-11 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General ? |
| 1941-11-12 | – | 1942-05-14 | General Staff Officer 1, 10th Armoured Division |
| 1942-05-15 | – | 1942-07-05 | Commanding Officer 6th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment |
| 1942-07-10 | – | 1942-12-16 | General Staff Officer 1, 10th Armoured Division [North Africa] |
| 1942-12-16 | – | 1944-01-26 | Commanding Officer 6th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment |
| 1944-01-30 | – | 1944-10-10 | Commanding Officer 1st Armoured Replacement Group |
| 1944-10-11 | – | 1945-05-21 | Second in Command 25th Tank Brigade |
| 1945-05-22 | – | 1945-09-19 | Commanding Officer 25th Armoured Engineer Brigade, Royal Engineers [Italy] |
| 1945-11-29 | – | 1946-06-30 | Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General ? |
| 1946-07-01 | – | 1946-12-13 | Chief Administration Officer ? |
| 1947-01-05 | – | 1947-04-08 | Commanding Officer Detachment, 1st Armoured Division [Palestine] |
| 1947-06-10 | – | 1947-12-31 | Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1948-01-01 | – | 1948-05-14 | Brigadier General Staff, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1948-05-15 | – | 1948-09-22 | Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, Middle East Land Forces |
| 1949-XX-XX | – | 1950-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 8th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment |
| 1950-07-31 | – | 1953-01-07 | Deputy Director of Manpower Planning, War Office |
| 1953-01-19 | – | 1954-12-01 | Commanding Officer 23rd Armoured Brigade |
| 1956-01-23 | – | 1958-02-27 | Chief of Staff, British Joint Services Staff Washington |
| 1956-11-22 | – | 1958-10-16 | Aide-de-Camp to the Queen |
| 1958-06-08 | – | 1959-11-21 | Director-General of Fighting Vehicles, Ministry of Supply |
| 1959-11-22 | – | 1961-02-17 | Director-General of Fighting Vehicles, War Office |
| 1961-03-01 | – | 1964-04-04 | Deputy Master-General of the Ordnance, War Office |
| 1964-05-02 | Retired | ||
| – | 1968-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment |