The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General James Mansergh Wentworth Martin

Martin, James Mansergh Wentworth

Major-General

* 5th of August 1902

† 16th of November 1986

(Indian Armoured Corps)

(Indian Army)

Promotions

1942-03-10 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-06-10 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-08-03 Acting Colonel
1942-08-03 Acting Brigadier
1942-08-24 Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier
1942-08-24 Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel
1943-05-04 Acting Colonel
1943-06-24 Acting Brigadier
1943-10-10 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-10-10 Temporary Colonel
1943-11-30 Temporary Brigadier
1944-05-19 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1944-08-25 Temporary Brigadier
1944-10-16 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1944-10-16 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1945-02-22 Temporary Colonel
1945-11-09 Temporary Brigadier
1948-01-30 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1948-01-30 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1948-04-04 Temporary Colonel
1948-06-03 Colonel (Dated back to 1946-10-18)
1949-11-01 Temporary Brigadier
1951-07-21 Temporary Major-General
1951-08-18 Brigadier
1952-05-09 Major-General

Service

1942-03-10 1942-08-02 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1942-08-03 1942-08-23 Brigadier General Staff, ?
1942-08-24 1943-05-03 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1943-05-04 1943-06-23 Colonel General Staff, Force 141
1943-06-24 1944-02-03 Brigadier General Staff, 15th Army Group [Italy]
1944-08-25 1944-10-16 Commanding Officer ? Area
1944-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Second in Command 1st Indian Armoured Brigade
1945-02-22 1945-05-05 Commanding Officer ? Area
1945-11-09 1946-06-XX Commanding Officer 255th Indian Tank Brigade
1946-06-XX 1947-11-22 Commanding Officer 1st Indian Armoured Brigade
1948-04-04 1949-10-01 Chief of Staff, British Troops in Trieste
1949-11-01 1951-07-19 Commanding Officer 9th Independent Armoured Brigade
1951-07-21 1953-07-10 Deputy Chief of Staff, Allied Land Forces Central Europe
1953-08-10 1956-08-05 District Officer Commanding Salisbury District
1956-09-02 Retired