The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Leslie Burtonshaw Nicholls

Nicholls, Leslie Burtonshaw

Major-General

* 3rd of September 1895

† 5th of February 1975

(Royal Signals)

Promotions

1939-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-01-04 Acting Colonel
1941-07-04 Temporary Colonel
1942-09-21 Acting Brigadier
1943-03-21 Temporary Brigadier
1943-03-30 Acting Major-General
1943-05-03 Relinquish the Acting rank of Major-General
1943-06-30 Colonel (Dated back to 1942-08-01)
1943-07-01 Acting Major-General
1944-03-28 Temporary Major-General
1946-11-06 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1939-08-01 1941-01-04 Commanding Officer 2nd Divisional Signals [France]
1941-01-04 1942-09-20 Chief Signal Officer, III Corps [Persia - Iraq]
1942-09-21 1943-01-29 Deputy Signal Officer in Chief, Middle East Command
1943-01-30 1943-05-03 Signal Officer in Chief, Middle East Command
1943-07-01 1944-XX-XX Chief Signal Officer, Allied Force Headquarters [North Africa]
1944-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Deputy Chief Signal Officer, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces
1945-XX-XX 1946-XX-XX Chief Signal Officer, British Army of the Rhine [Germany]
1946-11-06 Retired
Picture source: From 'The Royal Corps of Signals: a history of its antecedents and development (circa 1800-1955)' by R.F.H. Nalder, 1958