The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier Roy Mews

Mews, Roy

Brigadier

* 12th of September 1899

† 31st of May 1964

(Royal Artillery)

Promotions

1940-05-04 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-06-24 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General
1941-08-18 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-09-26 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-10-10 Acting Colonel
1942-10-10 Acting Brigadier
1943-04-10 War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-04-10 Temporary Colonel
1943-04-10 Temporary Brigadier
1944-10-16 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier
1944-10-16 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Colonel
1944-10-23 Temporary Colonel
1944-10-23 Temporary Brigadier
1945-08-24 Lieutenant-Colonel
1946-04-08 Colonel
1950-02-01 Brigadier

Service

1941-XX-XX 1942-XX-XX Commanding Officer 65th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
1942-XX-XX 1944-XX-XX Commander Royal Artillery, 7th Armoured Division [North Africa - Northwestern Europe]
1945-10-31 1946-06-XX Commander Royal Artillery, 1st Indian Armoured Division
1946-06-XX 1947-03-XX Commander Royal Artillery, 1st Armoured Division
1947-03-XX 1947-08-XX General Officer Commanding 1st Armoured Division
1952-02-18 Retired
1952-09-16 1957-09-16 Honorary Colonel, 580th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Territorial Army