The Generals of WWII

Generals from Great Britain Flag for Great Britain
Portrait of Major-General Henry Needham

Needham, Henry

Major-General

* 23rd of April 1876

† 29th of August 1965

(Gloucestershire Regiment)

Promotions

1915-12-27 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1916-06-01 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1916-06-15 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1917-01-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-09-05 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1918-09-20 Temporary Brigadier-General
1919-09-03 Brevet Colonel
1919-10-23 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Brigadier-General
1920-03-11 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1921-04-01 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1921-11-08 Lieutenant-Colonel
1922-12-11 Colonel
1931-02-21 Major-General

Service

1915-12-27 –1916-06-01 Assistant Quartermaster-General, IX Corps
1916-06-15 –1917-10-28 Assistant Quartermaster-General, 5th Army [France]
1917-10-29 –1918-09-05 Assistant Quartermaster-General, American Staff College [France]
1918-09-20 –1919-10-23 Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, Allied Troops Archangel [Russia]
1920-03-11 –1920-04-11 General Staff Officer 1, British Military Mission to Fiume [Italy]
1920-05-20 –1921-03-31 Assistant-Adjutant & Quartermaster-General, 28th Infantry Division [Turkey]
1921-04-01 –1921-11-07 Special Service Officer,
1921-11-08 – Commanding Officer ? Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
1922-12-11 –1926-01-06 Military Attaché to Belgium, Switzerland & Luxembourg
1926-01-07 –1927-04-23 Instructor at the Staff College
1927-04-24 –1931-04-23 Military Attaché to France
1931-04-24 –1931-11-25 Half-pay
1931-11-25 –1935-11-25 District Officer Commanding Bombay District [India]
1935-11-25 Retired
1939-08-25 Recalled
1939-08-25 –1939-11-25 Special Appointment
1940-05-10 –1940-07-01 British Liaison Officer with the Belgians
Picture source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205251302